Pass rate
86.8%
Above average — 2.8 pts ahead of the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 68 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £39–£94
2016 Hyundai Genesis MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 38,715 mi
Only 68 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.
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Most common fault
Tyres
51.3% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2015 92.8% pass
- Avoid 2016 86.8% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 85.7%
- Typical mileage
- 39k mi
The 2016 Hyundai Genesis MOT pass rate is 86.8% of its MOT tests — 2.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 51.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.6× the national share
Tyres make up 51.3% of everything recorded on the 2016 Hyundai Genesis, against 19.8% nationally — 31.5 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. 68 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 2016 Hyundai Genesis compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 2.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 85.7%. The median 2016 Hyundai Genesis in this dataset had covered 38,715 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 2.94% of tests.
- 68 recorded tests behind this page.
- 86.8% overall pass rate, 85.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Hyundai Genesis, the average is 89.8% — best year 2015 (92.8%), worst 2016 (86.8%).
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
- 68
- Typical mileage (median)
- 38,715 mi
- Make and model
- Hyundai Genesis
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Genesis MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 73% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Genesis
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| London | 17 | 82.4% |
| South East | 16 | 100.0% |
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 2016 Genesis
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 2016 Genesis
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 2.9% 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 suspension joints 1.5% of tests
“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.
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Check the windscreen 1.5% of tests
“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.
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 2016 Genesis through its MOT
Across the 8 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £39–£94 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 8 common items
- £39–£94
- Cheapest common item: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 75%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 68 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 Genesis, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2015 to 2016. Across them the pass rate runs from 86.8% to 92.8% — a spread of 6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2015 92.8% electronic stability control…
- 2016 86.8%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
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 2016 Hyundai Genesis 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 2016 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 Hyundai Genesis 8 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 39 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 | 20 | 51.30% | 19.76% | +31.54 |
| Brakes | 10 | 25.60% | 20.89% | +4.71 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 12.80% | 4.18% | +8.62 |
| Visibility | 2 | 5.10% | 4.97% | +0.13 |
| Suspension | 1 | 2.60% | 20.98% | −18.38 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 2.60% | 5.52% | −2.92 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.9% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.9% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Indirect vision devices seriously damaged, affecting the rear view Visibility | Major | 1.5% | £20–80 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 1.5% | £60–150 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.5% | £80–200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.3% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 7.3% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.5% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 23 | 87.0% | 20,266 mi |
| 30-60k | 27 | 88.9% | 41,540 mi |
| 60-90k | 16 | 81.3% | 69,741 mi |
| 90-120k | 2 | 100.0% | 93,489 mi |
Source: 68 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.
2016 Genesis MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Hyundai Genesis?
86.8% of the 68 2016 Hyundai Genesis tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 85.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Hyundai Genesis?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.94%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.94%), ball joint excessively worn (1.47%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Hyundai Genesis MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Hyundai Genesis in this dataset had covered 38,715 mi.