Hyundai IONIQ 5 MOT reliability

Hyundai IONIQ 5s passed their MOT first time 91% of the time across 8,563 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a Hyundai IONIQ 5 — Photo: Damian B Oh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

91%

MOTs analysed

8,563

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2022 electric

5,973 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 29,267 (most between 20,811 and 40,900).

2022: 100% → 2023: 99% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.7%)

Where 2022 IONIQ 5s fail

Visibility & wipers

4.2%

Wheels & tyres

4.1%

Lights & electrics

1.2%

Brakes

0.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.1%

Suspension & axles

0.1%

Steering

0.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.