Hyundai i10 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Hyundai i10 in Great Britain in 2025 — 250,752 tests. Figures cover every i10 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the i10 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
72.6%
0.3 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
250,752
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
7.0%
of i10 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
48,750
middle half: 31,250–66,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Hyundai i10 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 288,282 Hyundai i10 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 282,820 taxed and 5,462 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Hyundai i10 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
282,820
98.1% of the 288,282 i10 cars taxed or on SORN; 34 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
5,462
declared off the road by their keepers — 1.9% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed i10 cars is still rising: 282,820 at the end of 2025, up 8,580 (3.1%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 257 at the end of 2014 to 5,462 at the end of 2025, up 2025.3%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed i10 cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

0100k200k300k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed i10 cars, year 2014: 141kTaxed i10 cars, year 2015: 163kTaxed i10 cars, year 2016: 186kTaxed i10 cars, year 2017: 208kTaxed i10 cars, year 2018: 228kTaxed i10 cars, year 2019: 244kTaxed i10 cars, year 2020: 247kTaxed i10 cars, year 2021: 255kTaxed i10 cars, year 2022: 260kTaxed i10 cars, year 2023: 267kTaxed i10 cars, year 2024: 274kTaxed i10 cars, year 2025: 283k283k
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YearTaxed i10 cars
2014140,772
2015163,291
2016185,562
2017208,200
2018227,533
2019244,291
2020247,218
2021255,045
2022260,003
2023266,518
2024274,240
2025282,820

i10 cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

02k4k6k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)i10 cars on SORN, year 2014: 257i10 cars on SORN, year 2015: 424i10 cars on SORN, year 2016: 708i10 cars on SORN, year 2017: 1ki10 cars on SORN, year 2018: 1ki10 cars on SORN, year 2019: 2ki10 cars on SORN, year 2020: 3ki10 cars on SORN, year 2021: 3ki10 cars on SORN, year 2022: 3ki10 cars on SORN, year 2023: 4ki10 cars on SORN, year 2024: 4ki10 cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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Yeari10 cars on SORN
2014257
2015424
2016708
20171,008
20181,333
20192,038
20202,760
20212,694
20223,074
20233,529
20244,468
20255,462

Which model years survive

Taxed i10 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 282,820 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed i10 cars
202513,4704.8%
202413,1284.6%
20239,7243.4%
20228,3342.9%
20217,9722.8%
20206,3492.2%
201918,1296.4%
201821,0077.4%
201723,6188.4%
201622,2077.9%
201522,0087.8%
201422,5458.0%
201319,8947.0%
201219,3116.8%
201116,1155.7%
201017,2976.1%
200917,5846.2%
20084,1281.5%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name I10 under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the i10 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, i10 vs all cars, 2025.

Hyundai i10All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Hyundai i10, vehicle age 3: 83.9%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 4: 85.3%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 5: 86.9%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 6: 82%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 7: 80%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 8: 81.5%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 9: 79.6%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 10: 76.2%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 11: 71.1%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 12: 63.3%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 13: 62.7%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 14: 63.5%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 15: 62.2%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 16: 58.5%Hyundai i10, vehicle age 17: 55.9%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Hyundai i10 55.9%
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Age (years)i10 testsi10 pass rateAll cars
38,72383.9%88.5%
48,13885.3%87.2%
56,37786.9%86.0%
618,16582.0%83.5%
721,18280.0%80.9%
823,71181.5%78.2%
922,08279.6%74.9%
1022,18576.2%71.9%
1122,83171.1%68.6%
1220,19663.3%65.8%
1319,71462.7%63.5%
1416,54463.5%61.2%
1518,00362.2%59.3%
1618,07158.5%58.3%
174,36255.9%57.2%

Better or worse than the average car?

The i10's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the i10 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

i10 aheadi10 behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: -4.6 points vs the average car3Age 4: -1.9 points vs the average carAge 5: +0.9 points vs the average car5Age 6: -1.5 points vs the average carAge 7: -0.9 points vs the average car7Age 8: +3.3 points vs the average carAge 9: +4.7 points vs the average car9Age 10: +4.3 points vs the average carAge 11: +2.5 points vs the average car11Age 12: -2.5 points vs the average carAge 13: -0.8 points vs the average car13Age 14: +2.3 points vs the average carAge 15: +2.9 points vs the average car15Age 16: +0.2 points vs the average carAge 17: -1.3 points vs the average car17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-4.6
4-1.9
5+0.9
6-1.5
7-0.9
8+3.3
9+4.7
10+4.3
11+2.5
12-2.5
13-0.8
14+2.3
15+2.9
16+0.2
17-1.3

The i10 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the i10 fleet still in use.

07k15k22k30kAge 3: 8k3Age 4: 8kAge 5: 6k5Age 6: 18kAge 7: 21k7Age 8: 23kAge 9: 22k9Age 10: 22kAge 11: 22k11Age 12: 20kAge 13: 19k13Age 14: 16kAge 15: 18k15Age 16: 18kAge 17: 4k17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
38,723
48,138
56,377
618,165
721,182
823,711
922,082
1022,185
1122,831
1220,196
1319,714
1416,544
1518,003
1618,071
174,362

What an i10 fails on

Where the failure items land when an i10 fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.7%
Brakes23.2%
Tyres13.8%
Visibility13.2%
Suspension12.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.8%
Steering2.3%
Body, chassis, structure1.6%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.2% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a i10, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Brakes: 33.8% of advisories33.8%Tyres: 33.8% of advisories33.8%Suspension: 18.2% of advisories18.2%Non-component advisories: 3.9% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.1% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 2.6% of advisories
BrakesTyresSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes33.8%
Tyres33.8%
Suspension18.2%
Non-component advisories3.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.1%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.6%

What mileage is normal for an i10?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) i10; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical i10 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k357911131517Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 13,750 miles (middle half 8,750–21,250)Age 4: typical 18,750 miles (middle half 11,250–28,750)Age 5: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–31,250)Age 6: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–41,250)Age 7: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 21,250–48,750)Age 8: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 26,250–56,250)Age 9: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–58,750)Age 10: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 31,250–66,250)Age 11: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 36,250–71,250)Age 12: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 36,250–71,250)Age 13: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 41,250–78,750)Age 14: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 43,750–83,750)Age 15: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 46,250–86,250)Age 16: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 46,250–91,250)Age 17: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 53,750–93,750)73k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
38,75013,75021,250
411,25018,75028,750
513,75021,25031,250
618,75028,75041,250
721,25033,75048,750
826,25038,75056,250
928,75041,25058,750
1031,25048,75066,250
1136,25053,75071,250
1236,25053,75071,250
1341,25058,75078,750
1443,75061,25083,750
1546,25066,25086,250
1646,25066,25091,250
1753,75073,75093,750

What fails at each age

The i10's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresVisibilitySeat belts and supplementary restraint systemsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBrakesNoise, emissions and leaksSuspensionEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres31.7%
3-5 yrsVisibility23.7%
3-5 yrsSeat belts and supplementary restraint systems13.9%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.1%
3-5 yrsBrakes9.6%
3-5 yrsEverything else8.0%
6-9 yrsBrakes35.2%
6-9 yrsTyres21.8%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16.2%
6-9 yrsVisibility15.9%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks3.0%
6-9 yrsEverything else7.9%
10-13 yrsBrakes25.3%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.6%
10-13 yrsSuspension18.5%
10-13 yrsTyres14.7%
10-13 yrsVisibility9.9%
10-13 yrsEverything else10.0%
14+ yrsBrakes26.9%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment24.3%
14+ yrsSuspension17.5%
14+ yrsTyres12.2%
14+ yrsVisibility8.1%
14+ yrsEverything else11.0%

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