Hyundai i20 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Hyundai i20 in Great Britain in 2025 — 133,064 tests. Figures cover every i20 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the i20 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
133,064
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.3%
of i20 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
61,250
middle half: 43,750–81,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Hyundai i20 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 160,417 Hyundai i20 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 157,107 taxed and 3,310 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 i20 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
157,107
97.9% of the 160,417 i20 cars taxed or on SORN; 88 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
3,310
declared off the road by their keepers — 2.1% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed i20 cars is still rising: 157,107 at the end of 2025, up 5,544 (3.7%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 223 at the end of 2014 to 3,310 at the end of 2025, up 1384.3%. 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 i20 cars, year by year

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

050k100k150k200k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed i20 cars, year 2014: 77kTaxed i20 cars, year 2015: 90kTaxed i20 cars, year 2016: 104kTaxed i20 cars, year 2017: 115kTaxed i20 cars, year 2018: 123kTaxed i20 cars, year 2019: 129kTaxed i20 cars, year 2020: 130kTaxed i20 cars, year 2021: 135kTaxed i20 cars, year 2022: 141kTaxed i20 cars, year 2023: 146kTaxed i20 cars, year 2024: 152kTaxed i20 cars, year 2025: 157k157k
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YearTaxed i20 cars
201476,725
201589,660
2016104,213
2017115,131
2018122,560
2019128,635
2020130,255
2021135,390
2022140,688
2023145,784
2024151,563
2025157,107

i20 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.

01k2k3k4k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)i20 cars on SORN, year 2014: 223i20 cars on SORN, year 2015: 251i20 cars on SORN, year 2016: 348i20 cars on SORN, year 2017: 649i20 cars on SORN, year 2018: 794i20 cars on SORN, year 2019: 1ki20 cars on SORN, year 2020: 2ki20 cars on SORN, year 2021: 2ki20 cars on SORN, year 2022: 2ki20 cars on SORN, year 2023: 2ki20 cars on SORN, year 2024: 3ki20 cars on SORN, year 2025: 3k3k
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Yeari20 cars on SORN
2014223
2015251
2016348
2017649
2018794
20191,126
20201,516
20211,544
20221,799
20232,240
20242,791
20253,310

Which model years survive

Taxed i20 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 157,107 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 i20 cars
20259,3606.0%
20249,2335.9%
20237,7334.9%
20227,1904.6%
20215,9803.8%
20204,2492.7%
20197,3784.7%
20188,7885.6%
201711,7647.5%
201613,9388.9%
201512,7338.1%
201412,7588.1%
201311,9607.6%
20128,9695.7%
20118,7575.6%
20108,3305.3%
20097,9135.0%
All other build years (two years, each under 1%)740.0%

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 names I20, I20 N, I20 BLACK, I20 TECH, I20 ELEMENT 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 i20 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, i20 vs all cars, 2025.

Hyundai i20All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Hyundai i20, vehicle age 3: 84.9%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 4: 87.8%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 5: 88.1%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 6: 86.2%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 7: 84.1%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 8: 81.4%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 9: 79.1%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 10: 77.5%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 11: 67.4%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 12: 60.1%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 13: 58.5%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 14: 59.3%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 15: 60.1%Hyundai i20, vehicle age 16: 57.1%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 i20 57.1%
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Age (years)i20 testsi20 pass rateAll cars
37,63184.9%88.5%
46,00887.8%87.2%
54,20688.1%86.0%
67,40486.2%83.5%
78,69084.1%80.9%
811,69881.4%78.2%
913,74079.1%74.9%
1012,73277.5%71.9%
1112,84167.4%68.6%
1212,20060.1%65.8%
139,27358.5%63.5%
149,03959.3%61.2%
158,79660.1%59.3%
168,35857.1%58.3%

Better or worse than the average car?

The i20's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the i20 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

i20 aheadi20 behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: -3.6 points vs the average car3Age 4: +0.6 points vs the average carAge 5: +2.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: +2.7 points vs the average carAge 7: +3.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: +3.2 points vs the average carAge 9: +4.2 points vs the average car9Age 10: +5.6 points vs the average carAge 11: -1.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: -5.7 points vs the average carAge 13: -5.0 points vs the average car13Age 14: -1.9 points vs the average carAge 15: +0.8 points vs the average car15Age 16: -1.2 points vs the average carVehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-3.6
4+0.6
5+2.1
6+2.7
7+3.2
8+3.2
9+4.2
10+5.6
11-1.2
12-5.7
13-5.0
14-1.9
15+0.8
16-1.2

The i20 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the i20 fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 7k3Age 4: 6kAge 5: 4k5Age 6: 7kAge 7: 8k7Age 8: 11kAge 9: 13k9Age 10: 12kAge 11: 12k11Age 12: 12kAge 13: 9k13Age 14: 9kAge 15: 8k15Age 16: 8k16Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
37,631
46,008
54,206
67,404
78,690
811,698
913,740
1012,732
1112,841
1212,200
139,273
149,039
158,796
168,358

What an i20 fails on

Where the failure items land when an i20 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 equipment27.1%
Brakes21.8%
Suspension14.9%
Visibility12.4%
Tyres11.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.1%
Body, chassis, structure3.4%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.1% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a i20, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Brakes: 35.6% of advisories35.6%Tyres: 32.8% of advisories32.8%Suspension: 16.5% of advisories16.5%Non-component advisories: 5.5% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 2.7% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 2.1% of advisories
BrakesTyresSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes35.6%
Tyres32.8%
Suspension16.5%
Non-component advisories5.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.7%
Identification of the vehicle2.1%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid i20?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested i20 fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 71.8% of 116,545 tests71.8%Petrol116,545 testsHybrid electric: 85.7% of 11,149 tests85.7%Hybrid11,149 testsDiesel: 62.3% of 5,368 tests62.3%Diesel5,368 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol116,54571.8%
Hybrid electric11,14985.7%
Diesel5,36862.3%

What mileage is normal for an i20?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) i20; 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 i20 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k357911131516Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–28,750)Age 4: typical 26,250 miles (middle half 16,250–33,750)Age 5: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 21,250–41,250)Age 6: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 23,750–48,750)Age 7: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–56,250)Age 8: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 36,250–66,250)Age 9: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 38,750–73,750)Age 10: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 43,750–81,250)Age 11: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 46,250–81,250)Age 12: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 48,750–88,750)Age 13: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 53,750–93,750)Age 14: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 58,750–101,250)Age 15: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 61,250–103,750)Age 16: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 61,250–106,250)83k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75021,25028,750
416,25026,25033,750
521,25028,75041,250
623,75036,25048,750
728,75041,25056,250
836,25048,75066,250
938,75056,25073,750
1043,75061,25081,250
1146,25063,75081,250
1248,75068,75088,750
1353,75073,75093,750
1458,75081,250101,250
1561,25081,250103,750
1661,25083,750106,250

What fails at each age

The i20'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.

VisibilityTyresBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsVisibility35.0%
3-5 yrsTyres29.5%
3-5 yrsBrakes14.9%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.6%
3-5 yrsSuspension4.4%
3-5 yrsEverything else6.6%
6-9 yrsBrakes25.3%
6-9 yrsTyres24.3%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.4%
6-9 yrsVisibility14.1%
6-9 yrsSuspension12.5%
6-9 yrsEverything else9.4%
10-13 yrsBrakes24.4%
10-13 yrsSuspension21.0%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.1%
10-13 yrsTyres10.6%
10-13 yrsVisibility8.4%
10-13 yrsEverything else15.5%
14+ yrsBrakes28.2%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.4%
14+ yrsSuspension16.9%
14+ yrsTyres8.1%
14+ yrsVisibility8.1%
14+ yrsEverything else15.3%

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