Pass rate
70.6%
Below average — 2.4 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 3,370 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £19–£52
2007 Hyundai I30 MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 101,844 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
29.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 91.3% pass
- Avoid 2008 70.5% pass
Across the 16 years on record, a spread of 20.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 60.3%
- Typical mileage
- 102k mi
The 2007 Hyundai I30 MOT pass rate is 70.6% of its MOT tests — 2.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Hyundai I30 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 29.2% of everything recorded on the 2007 Hyundai I30, against 21.0% nationally — 8.2 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
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 2007 Hyundai I30 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 2.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 60.3%. The median 2007 Hyundai I30 in this dataset had covered 101,844 mi.
68% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 71.6% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.0% of the time, April–September 71.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.98% of tests.
- 3,370 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.6% overall pass rate, 60.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Hyundai I30, the average is 77.4% — best year 2022 (91.3%), worst 2008 (70.5%).
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
- 3,370
- Typical mileage (median)
- 101,844 mi
- Make and model
- Hyundai I30
- 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 I30 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (68% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the I30
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 785 | 73.6% |
| South West | 456 | 63.4% |
| North West | 425 | 69.6% |
| West Midlands | 366 | 74.0% |
| East of England | 316 | 75.3% |
| East Midlands | 249 | 68.7% |
| Yorkshire | 233 | 71.2% |
| Wales | 194 | 64.4% |
| London | 151 | 76.8% |
| Scotland | 132 | 61.4% |
| North East | 63 | 77.8% |
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 2007 I30
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 2007 I30
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 8.0% 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 5.2% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
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.
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 2007 I30 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £19–£52 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £19–£52
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: service brake performance excessively binding
- £60–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 3,370 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 I30, side by side
16 model years on record, from 2007 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 70.5% to 91.3% — a spread of 20.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 70.6%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 72.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 71.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 73.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 72.2% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2013 73.4% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2014 75.8% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2015 80.5% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2016 81.8% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2017 86.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 88.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 90.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 90.2% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 88.5% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 91.3% 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 2007 Hyundai I30 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Mitsubishi L200 70.6%
- Kia Sedona 70.6%
- Citroen C3 70.5%
- Ford Galaxy 70.5%
- Ford C-Max 70.7%
- Volkswagen Polo 70.4%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Hyundai I30 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 11,567 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 | 3,403 | 29.20% | 20.98% | +8.22 |
| Brakes | 2,634 | 22.60% | 20.89% | +1.71 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,636 | 14.00% | 12.21% | +1.79 |
| Tyres | 1,298 | 11.10% | 19.76% | −8.66 |
| Steering | 692 | 5.90% | 2.57% | +3.33 |
| Non-component advisories | 624 | 5.40% | 4.18% | +1.22 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 503 | 4.30% | 5.57% | −1.27 |
| Visibility | 330 | 2.80% | 4.97% | −2.17 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 325 | 2.80% | 5.52% | −2.72 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 122 | 1.00% | 1.76% | −0.76 |
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 | 8.0% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 5.2% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.9% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.7% | £5–25 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 4.6% | £60–150 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.5% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.2% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.0% | £3–12 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 2.8% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.5% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 18.0% | £25–65 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.8% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 13.7% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.6% | £18–45 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.9% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 36 | 83.3% | 24,143 mi |
| 30-60k | 268 | 77.6% | 50,090 mi |
| 60-90k | 928 | 71.6% | 77,339 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,038 | 68.8% | 104,253 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,097 | 69.6% | 146,379 mi |
Source: 3,370 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.
2007 I30 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Hyundai I30?
70.6% of the 3,370 2007 Hyundai I30 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 60.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Hyundai I30?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.98%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (5.16%), ball joint excessively worn (4.87%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Hyundai I30 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 83.3% of the time, falling to 69.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Hyundai I30 in this dataset had covered 101,844 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2007 Hyundai I30?
Petrol: 71.6% pass rate across 2,289 tests. Diesel: 68.6% pass rate across 1,081 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2007 Hyundai I30 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.