Pass rate
69.2%
Below average — 3.4 pts behind the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 78 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £53–£155
2003 Hyundai Amica MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 59,109 mi
Only 78 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
Brakes
23.4% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
7.7 pts down across model years — 14.0% in 2000, 6.3% in 2008.
Which year to buy
- Best 2008 76.2% pass
- Avoid 2000 67.7% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 8.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 58.6%
- Typical mileage
- 59k mi
The 2003 Hyundai Amica MOT pass rate is 69.2% of its MOT tests — 3.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Hyundai Amica does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 3.1× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 17.5% of everything recorded on the 2003 Hyundai Amica, against 5.6% nationally — 11.9 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 23.4%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.6%; this one manages 69.2% — 3.4 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 16% 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.
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 2003 Hyundai Amica compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 3.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 58.6%. The median 2003 Hyundai Amica in this dataset had covered 59,109 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 19.23% of tests.
- 78 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.2% overall pass rate, 58.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Hyundai Amica, the average is 73.6% — best year 2008 (76.2%), worst 2000 (67.7%).
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
- 78
- Typical mileage (median)
- 59,109 mi
- Make and model
- Hyundai Amica
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Amica MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Amica
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 23 | 69.6% |
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 2003 Amica
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 2003 Amica
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 suspension joints 11.5% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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.
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Check the battery 6.4% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the lights 6.4% of tests
“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.
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 2003 Amica through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £53–£155 — and 16% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £53–£155
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 16%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 78 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 →
Every year of the Amica, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2000 to 2008. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.7% to 76.2% — a spread of 8.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 67.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 70.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 70.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 69.2%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 73.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 74.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 76.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2003 Hyundai Amica 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 2003 cars with a similar record
- Honda Cr-V 69.5%
- Nissan X-Trail 68.9%
- Volvo S40 69.5%
- Renault Clio 68.7%
- Peugeot 307 68.7%
- Fiat Punto 68.7%
Closest pass rates among 2003 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 2003 Hyundai Amica 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 59 | 23.40% | 20.89% | +2.51 |
| Suspension | 49 | 19.40% | 20.98% | −1.58 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 44 | 17.50% | 5.57% | +11.93 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 40 | 15.90% | 12.21% | +3.69 |
| Tyres | 24 | 9.50% | 19.76% | −10.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11 | 4.40% | 5.52% | −1.12 |
| Visibility | 8 | 3.20% | 4.97% | −1.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 7 | 2.80% | 1.76% | +1.04 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 2.00% | 4.18% | −2.18 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3 | 1.20% | 0.82% | +0.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 19.2% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 11.5% | £18–45 |
| Door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Body, chassis, structure | Major | 7.7% | £80–250 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.4% | £60–140 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 6.4% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.4% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.1% | £5–25 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 3.9% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.9% | £80–180 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 3.9% | £45–110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 33.3% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.4% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.8% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 11.5% | £200–700 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.3% | £25–65 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 10.3% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 43 | 69.8% | 47,700 mi |
| 60-90k | 19 | 68.4% | 73,853 mi |
| 90-120k | 15 | 66.7% | 97,780 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 137,529 mi |
Source: 78 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.
2003 Amica MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Hyundai Amica?
69.2% of the 78 2003 Hyundai Amica tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 58.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Hyundai Amica?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (19.23%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (11.54%), door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (7.69%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Hyundai Amica MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 69.8% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Hyundai Amica in this dataset had covered 59,109 mi.