Pass rate, every year
1,659 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+8.2 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
1,659 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+8.2 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2020 90.2%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2020 page →
Worst year to buy
2021 88.8%
1.4 points below the 2020 peak. See the 2021 page →
The Hyundai I30 N MOT pass rate is 89.2%, +8.2 percentage points above the UK average. That is 1,659 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common Hyundai I30 N MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Hyundai I30 N MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Hyundai I30 N passed on its first attempt in 88.1%, and its overall record sits +8.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Hyundai I30 N in the 2023–2025 data: 1,659 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 1,659 |
| Overall pass rate | 89.2% |
| Passed on first attempt | 88.1% |
| Average mileage at test | 27,817 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (3 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +8.2 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Hyundai I30 N, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 47% |
| Tyres | 38% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 8% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4% |
| Brakes | 1% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1% |
| Suspension | 1% |
Shares are over the Hyundai I30 N's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 47% of the recorded Hyundai I30 N failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (3.4%), "Wipers blade defective" (2.7%), "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.0%) among the Hyundai I30 N's visibility faults.
Around 38% of the recorded Hyundai I30 N failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has ply or cords exposed" (1.9%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (1.7%), "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.6%) among the Hyundai I30 N's tyres faults.
Around 8% of the recorded Hyundai I30 N failures fall in the Noise, emissions and leaks section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (0.8%), "Catalyst emissions emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak" (0.4%) among the Hyundai I30 N's noise, emissions and leaks faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Hyundai I30 N, each with how many of the model's 1,659 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Hyundai I30 N model year on record is 2020 (90.2% across 307 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (88.8%). The gap between them is 1.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 I30 N | 348 | 89.7% |
| 2021 I30 N | 1,004 | 88.8% |
| 2020 I30 N | 307 | 90.2% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Hyundai I30 N's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Hyundai I30 N.
the wipers and washers — “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.
the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
the windscreen — “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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Hyundai I30 N. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
89.2% of the 1,659 recorded Hyundai I30 N MOT tests ended in a pass, +8.2 percentage points above the national average. 88.1% of those passed on the first attempt.
2020 is the strongest Hyundai I30 N year on record at 90.2%, while 2021 is the weakest at 88.8%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Hyundai I30 N failures are "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Wipers blade defective" — together around 6% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.