# Hyundai i40 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Hyundai i40 passes its MOT first time 71% of the time, from 19,840 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 71%
- MOT tests analysed: 19,840 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 17,357 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 424 | 84% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 84% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,111 | 81% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 2,449 | 80% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 3,345 | 78% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 3,350 | 73% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 3,363 | 67% |
| 2014 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,450 | 63% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 59% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 2,611 | 61% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 179 | 60% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 459 | 62% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 63% |

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