Pass rate
90.9%
Above average — 0.3 pts behind the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 55 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £35–£81
2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury MOT pass rate
- 2021
- typical 25,307 mi
Only 55 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
44.4% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 90.9% pass · this year
- Avoid 2021 90.9% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 90.2%
- Typical mileage
- 25k mi
The 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury MOT pass rate is 90.9% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 44.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Genesis GV80 Luxury does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.2× the national share
Tyres make up 44.4% of everything recorded on the 2021 Genesis Gv80 Luxury, against 19.8% nationally — 24.6 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 55 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 0.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 90.2%. The median 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury in this dataset had covered 25,307 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 71% of tests, with a 89.7% pass rate.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure", noted on 3.64% of tests.
- 55 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.9% overall pass rate, 90.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Genesis GV80 Luxury, the average is 90.9% — best year 2021 (90.9%), worst 2021 (90.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 55
- Typical mileage (median)
- 25,307 mi
- Make and model
- Genesis GV80 Luxury
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the GV80 Luxury MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 80% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (71% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the GV80 Luxury
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 22 | 90.9% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2021 GV80 Luxury
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2021 GV80 Luxury
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 1.8% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 1.8% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the shock absorbers 1.8% of tests
“shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”
Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2021 GV80 Luxury through its MOT
Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £35–£81 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 6 common items
- £35–£81
- Cheapest common item: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial…
- £45–£95
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 67%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 55 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Compare the 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2021 cars with a similar record
- SEAT Leon Fr 90.9%
- MG 5 Excite 90.9%
- Renault Zoe I 90.9%
- Land Rover R Rover Wstmnstr 90.9%
- Audi A4 Technik 90.9%
- SEAT Ibiza 91.0%
Closest pass rates among 2021 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury 6 failure items · 6 advisories · 5 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 36 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 16 | 44.40% | 19.76% | +24.64 |
| Brakes | 11 | 30.60% | 20.89% | +9.71 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 16.70% | 4.18% | +12.52 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2 | 5.60% | 12.21% | −6.61 |
| Suspension | 1 | 2.80% | 20.98% | −18.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 3.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.8% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £30–80 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £30–75 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 16.4% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 12.7% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 9.1% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–110 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 38 | 92.1% | 19,867 mi |
| 30-60k | 17 | 88.2% | 41,082 mi |
Source: 55 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2021 GV80 Luxury MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury?
90.9% of the 55 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 90.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury?
The three most recorded items are has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (3.64%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.82%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.82%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.1% of the time, falling to 88.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury in this dataset had covered 25,307 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2021 Genesis GV80 Luxury?
Diesel: 89.7% pass rate across 39 tests. Petrol: 93.8% pass rate across 16 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.