Hyundai Accent MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Hyundai Accent MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Hyundai Accent passed on its first attempt in 62.7%, and its overall record sits −9.5 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Hyundai Accent in the 2023–2025 data: 6,074 tests across 10 model years (2000–2009). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Hyundai Accent MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Hyundai Accent, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Hyundai Accent's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Hyundai Accent DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Hyundai Accent, each with how many of the model's 6,074 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 461 Hyundai Accent tests, 7.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 440 Hyundai Accent tests, 7.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 318 Hyundai Accent tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 263 Hyundai Accent tests, 4.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 222 Hyundai Accent tests, 3.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 187 Hyundai Accent tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Hyundai Accent Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Hyundai Accent model year on record is 2008 (74.7% across 423 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (66.7%). The gap between them is 8.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Hyundai Accent reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.9 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Hyundai Accent Owners

These checks follow this Hyundai Accent's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Hyundai Accent.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Hyundai Accent. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Hyundai Accent is most common

Across every Accent model year on record (2000–2009): 2,277 Hyundai Accent cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 6,074 tests. Portsmouth (PO) has the most, with 103 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Hyundai Accent cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

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