Hyundai Amica MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Hyundai Amica MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Hyundai Amica passed on its first attempt in 66.3%, and its overall record sits −7.4 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Hyundai Amica in the 2023–2025 data: 22,089 tests across 7 model years (2000–2008). 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 Amica MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Hyundai Amica, 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 Amica's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Hyundai Amica DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Hyundai Amica, each with how many of the model's 22,089 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 944 Hyundai Amica tests, 4.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 833 Hyundai Amica tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 710 Hyundai Amica tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 698 Hyundai Amica tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 520 Hyundai Amica tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 502 Hyundai Amica tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Hyundai Amica Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Hyundai Amica model year on record is 2008 (76.2% across 3,273 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (67.7%). The gap between them is 8.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Hyundai Amica reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 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 Amica Owners

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

• 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 suspension joints — “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.

• the exhaust and emissions — “exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Hyundai Amica MOT & Reliability