Hyundai ix35 MOT reliability

Hyundai ix35s passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 49,772 tests in 2025. 44,829 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

64%

MOTs analysed

49,772

Still licensed (GB)

44,829

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

2013 diesel

8,638 MOTs

Passed first time 59%. Typical mileage 95,558 (most between 77,470 and 114,062).

2014: 83% → 2015: 83% → 2016: 82% → 2017: 79% → 2018: 76% → 2019: 73% → 2020: 70% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 65% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 61% → 2025: 59%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (6.3%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (5.7%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (5.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (3.6%)

2013 petrol

1,387 MOTs

Passed first time 59%. Typical mileage 83,246 (most between 66,651 and 100,333).

2014: 0% → 2015: 84% → 2016: 83% → 2017: 81% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 76% → 2020: 72% → 2021: 68% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 61% → 2025: 59%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (6.1%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (5.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.1%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (4.7%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (4.5%)

Where 2013 ix35s fail

Lights & electrics

15.5%

Brakes

15.4%

Suspension & axles

14.4%

Steering

9.7%

Wheels & tyres

8.5%

Visibility & wipers

4.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.2%

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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.