Hyundai Lantra MOT reliability

Hyundai Lantras passed their MOT first time 54% of the time across 57 tests in 2025. 54 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 57 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

54%

MOTs analysed

57

Still licensed (GB)

54

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1998 petrol

9 MOTs

These figures come from only 9 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 78%. Typical mileage 94,531 (most between 74,192 and 119,440).

2005: 69% → 2006: 64% → 2007: 56% → 2008: 51% → 2009: 44% → 2010: 46% → 2011: 41% → 2012: 42% → 2013: 43% → 2014: 42% → 2015: 44% → 2016: 41% → 2017: 49% → 2018: 46% → 2019: 53% → 2020: 44% → 2021: 42% → 2022: 40% → 2023: 55% → 2024: 43% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (11.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (11.1%)
Ball joint excessively worn (11.1%)

Where 1998 Lantras fail

Wheels & tyres

11.1%

Suspension & axles

11.1%

Visibility & wipers

11.1%

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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.