2016 Hyundai I10 MOT pass rate

Pass rate

87.1%

Above average — 3.1 pts ahead of the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 73,924 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £27–£66

Most common fault

Brakes

39.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally

mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.

Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →

1.8 pts down across model years — 2.7% in 2008, 0.9% in 2022.

Every failure, with what it costs →

Which year to buy

  • Best 2023 93.4% pass
  • Avoid 2008 72.5% pass

Across the 16 years on record, a spread of 20.9 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass
85.3%
Typical mileage
39k mi

The 2016 Hyundai I10 MOT pass rate is 87.1% of its MOT tests — 3.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 39.7% of what testers record.

MOT PASS RATES

The 2016 Hyundai I10 on the real record

87.1% of 2016 Hyundai I10 MOTs passed — 73,924 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rate

The answer from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records.

Check your postcode

MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Hyundai I10 does in your corner of the country.

How one model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Expert verdict

Brakes: 1.9× the national share

Brakes make up 39.7% of everything recorded on the 2016 Hyundai I10, against 20.9% nationally — 18.8 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.

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 I10 compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 3.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 85.3%. The median 2016 Hyundai I10 in this dataset had covered 38,722 mi.

Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 87.0% of the time, April–September 87.2%.

The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively", noted on 1.45% of tests.

  • 73,924 recorded tests behind this page.
  • 87.1% overall pass rate, 85.3% on a first attempt.
  • Across every year of the Hyundai I10, the average is 82.8% — best year 2023 (93.4%), worst 2008 (72.5%).

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
73,924
Typical mileage (median)
38,722 mi
Make and model
Hyundai I10
Updated
2026-11-05

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.

Top part to budget for

Wiper Blade

Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.

Does mileage affect the I10 MOT pass rate?

0-30k 91.1%
30-60k 86.3%
60-90k 82.6%
90-120k 79.5%
120k+ 76.9%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 68% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the I10

Region Tests Pass rate
South East 15,021 88.5%
South West 8,749 86.4%
North West 7,886 87.2%
West Midlands 7,414 88.0%
East of England 7,052 88.9%
Scotland 6,939 81.8%
Yorkshire 6,785 87.2%
East Midlands 4,246 87.8%
North East 4,009 86.7%
Wales 3,620 86.0%
London 2,200 88.5%

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 I10

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.

Brakes 39.7%
+18.8 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts
Tyres 31.5%
+11.7 pts vs national national 19.8% Compare tyre prices
Visibility 8.0%
+3.0 pts vs national national 5.0% Order bulbs & wipers
Lamps & electrics 6.6%
−5.6 pts vs national national 12.2% Order bulbs & wipers
Show the other 6 fault categories
  • Advisories 4.3%
  • Suspension 3.2%
  • Emissions & leaks 2.6%
  • Identification 1.4%
  • Body & chassis 1.2%
  • Seat belts 0.7%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2016 Hyundai I10 tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

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 I10

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.

  1. Check the wipers and washers 1.4% 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.

  2. Check the windscreen 1.4% 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.

  3. Check the brakes 1.3% 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.

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 I10 through its MOT

Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£66 — and 49% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 10 common items
£27–£66
Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
£3–£12
Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
£80–£200
Common items a careful owner can do at home
90%
Repairs that still cost under £30
49%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 73,924 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 I10, side by side

16 model years on record, from 2008 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.5% to 93.4% — a spread of 20.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

  1. 2008 72.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
  2. 2009 75.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
  3. 2010 76.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
  4. 2011 78.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
  5. 2012 78.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
  6. 2013 79.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
  7. 2014 82.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
  8. 2015 85.3% windscreen damaged but not…
  9. 2016 87.1%
    wipers does not clear the…
  10. 2017 88.2% wipers does not clear the…
  11. 2018 88.8% daytime running lamps not working
  12. 2019 89.7% daytime running lamps not working
  13. 2020 92.7% wipers blade defective
  14. 2021 89.4% wipers does not clear the…
  15. 2022 89.6% wipers does not clear the…
  16. 2023 93.4% wipers blade defective

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 I10 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.

Compare 2016 with another year →

Compare two different cars instead →

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 I10 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 76,418 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 30,588 39.70% 20.89% +18.81
Tyres 24,220 31.50% 19.76% +11.74
Visibility 6,177 8.00% 4.97% +3.03
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 5,043 6.60% 12.21% −5.61
Non-component advisories 3,288 4.30% 4.18% +0.12
Suspension 2,467 3.20% 20.98% −17.78
Noise, emissions and leaks 2,017 2.60% 5.52% −2.92
Identification of the vehicle 1,115 1.40% 1.76% −0.36
Body, chassis, structure 958 1.20% 5.57% −4.37
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 545 0.70% 0.82% −0.12

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 73,924 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost Part
Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility Major 1.4% £8–22 Wiper Blade →
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility Minor 1.4% £80–200 Windscreen →
Wipers blade defective Visibility Minor 1.4% £8–22 Wiper Blade →
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Major 1.3% £18–45 Brake Pads Set →
Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes Major 1.3% £45–110 Brake Discs and Pads Set →
Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes Major 1.2% £45–110 Brake Discs and Pads Set →
Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Rectified 1.2% £3–12 Stop Light Bulb →
Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Major 1.1% £3–12 Stop Light Bulb →
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Major 1.0% £45–95 Tyres →
Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility Major 1.0% £5–15 Windscreen Washer →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost
Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes Advisory 16.2% £45–110
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Advisory 14.7% £45–95
Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Advisory 10.2% £45–95
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Advisory 8.6% £18–45
Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes Advisory 2.9% £45–110
Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes Advisory 2.5% £60–150

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage Tests Pass rate Median odometer
0-30k 25,002 91.1% 19,946 mi
30-60k 34,395 86.3% 43,455 mi
60-90k 11,989 82.6% 71,409 mi
90-120k 2,174 79.5% 100,199 mi
120k+ 342 76.9% 137,744 mi

Source: 73,924 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 I10 MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Hyundai I10?

87.1% of the 73,924 2016 Hyundai I10 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 85.3%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Hyundai I10?

The three most recorded items are wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.45%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.42%), wipers blade defective (1.38%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2016 Hyundai I10 MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.1% of the time, falling to 76.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Hyundai I10 in this dataset had covered 38,722 mi.

Does the season affect the 2016 Hyundai I10 MOT pass rate?

Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 87.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 87.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.