Hyundai Matrix MOT reliability

Hyundai Matrixs passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 2,810 tests in 2025. 2,088 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

52%

MOTs analysed

2,810

Still licensed (GB)

2,088

Body type

Mpv

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

2010 petrol

117 MOTs

Passed first time 55%. Typical mileage 70,951 (most between 50,044 and 91,651).

2012: 100% → 2013: 85% → 2014: 74% → 2015: 70% → 2016: 70% → 2017: 77% → 2018: 68% → 2019: 64% → 2020: 65% → 2021: 69% → 2022: 65% → 2023: 61% → 2024: 59% → 2025: 55%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (9.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6.8%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (6.0%)
Stop lamp: all not working (5.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (4.3%)

2010 diesel

26 MOTs

These figures come from 26 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 46%. Typical mileage 88,322 (most between 69,867 and 116,441).

2013: 82% → 2014: 64% → 2015: 73% → 2016: 65% → 2017: 69% → 2018: 71% → 2019: 82% → 2020: 51% → 2021: 65% → 2022: 70% → 2023: 57% → 2024: 47% → 2025: 46%

Most common failures

Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened (19.2%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (15.4%)
Position lamp: not working (11.5%)
Ball joint excessively worn (11.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.7%)

Where 2010 Matrixs fail

Lights & electrics

16.2%

Wheels & tyres

14.5%

Suspension & axles

13.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

12.8%

Brakes

12.0%

Visibility & wipers

7.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

6.8%

Steering

6.0%

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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.