Pass rate
74.1%
Below average — 0.1 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,361 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£104
2009 Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 72,839 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2009 74.1% pass · this year
- Avoid 2002 69.2% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 4.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.2%
- Typical mileage
- 73k mi
The 2009 Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate is 74.1% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Hyundai Getz does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
When it fails, it costs
Only 33% 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 2009 Hyundai Getz compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 0.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.2%. The median 2009 Hyundai Getz in this dataset had covered 72,839 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 75.6% of the time, April–September 70.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.91% of tests.
- 1,361 recorded tests behind this page.
- 74.1% overall pass rate, 66.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Hyundai Getz, the average is 71.7% — best year 2009 (74.1%), worst 2002 (69.2%).
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
- 1,361
- Typical mileage (median)
- 72,839 mi
- Make and model
- Hyundai Getz
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Getz MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 59% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Getz
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 323 | 77.1% |
| North West | 191 | 75.4% |
| Yorkshire | 157 | 72.0% |
| East of England | 148 | 78.4% |
| North East | 114 | 70.2% |
| South West | 112 | 70.5% |
| West Midlands | 98 | 74.5% |
| Scotland | 90 | 64.4% |
| Wales | 60 | 71.7% |
| East Midlands | 36 | 72.2% |
| London | 32 | 84.4% |
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 2009 Getz
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 2009 Getz
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 lights 6.9% 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.
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Check the suspension joints 4.3% 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 wipers and washers 3.5% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the 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 2009 Getz through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£104 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£104
- 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
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,361 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 Getz, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2002 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.2% to 74.1% — a spread of 4.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 69.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 69.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 69.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 69.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 72.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 73.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 73.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 74.1%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 2009 Hyundai Getz 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 2009 cars with a similar record
- Ford Focus 74.1%
- Ford Mondeo 74.0%
- Vauxhall Insignia 74.0%
- Nissan Note 74.2%
- Mitsubishi Lancer 74.2%
- Skoda Fabia 73.9%
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 Hyundai Getz 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 3,545 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 781 | 21.70% | 20.98% | +0.72 |
| Brakes | 749 | 20.90% | 20.89% | +0.01 |
| Tyres | 565 | 15.70% | 19.76% | −4.06 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 484 | 13.50% | 12.21% | +1.29 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 361 | 10.10% | 5.57% | +4.53 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 187 | 5.20% | 5.52% | −0.32 |
| Visibility | 158 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 111 | 3.10% | 1.76% | +1.34 |
| Non-component advisories | 89 | 2.50% | 4.18% | −1.68 |
| Steering | 60 | 1.70% | 2.57% | −0.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.9% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 6.2% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.5% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.3% | £18–45 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.5% | £8–22 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.9% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.9% | £18–45 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £80–180 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.3% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £18–45 |
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 | 23.4% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 19.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.7% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 7.4% | £20–80 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.3% | £200–700 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 7.2% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 59 | 78.0% | 22,643 mi |
| 30-60k | 359 | 77.4% | 47,508 mi |
| 60-90k | 511 | 72.8% | 73,524 mi |
| 90-120k | 331 | 73.7% | 103,150 mi |
| 120k+ | 101 | 67.3% | 137,434 mi |
Source: 1,361 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.
2009 Getz MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Hyundai Getz?
74.1% of the 1,361 2009 Hyundai Getz tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 66.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Hyundai Getz?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.91%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.17%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.48%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 78.0% of the time, falling to 67.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Hyundai Getz in this dataset had covered 72,839 mi.
Does the season affect the 2009 Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 75.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.