Pass rate
78.6%
Around average — 1.6 pts behind the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 12,988 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £28–£75
2014 Hyundai I40 MOT pass rate
- 2014
- typical 96,899 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
31.6% 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 →
1.3 pts down across model years — 5.5% in 2011, 4.2% in 2019.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 89.6% pass
- Avoid 2011 74.1% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 15.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 73.3%
- Typical mileage
- 97k mi
The 2014 Hyundai I40 MOT pass rate is 78.6% of its MOT tests — 1.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Hyundai I40 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.5× the national share
Brakes make up 31.6% of everything recorded on the 2014 Hyundai I40, against 20.9% nationally — 10.7 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 2014 Hyundai I40 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 1.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 73.3%. The median 2014 Hyundai I40 in this dataset had covered 96,899 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.0% of the time, April–September 79.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.40% of tests.
- 12,988 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.6% overall pass rate, 73.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Hyundai I40, the average is 80.7% — best year 2019 (89.6%), worst 2011 (74.1%).
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
- 12,988
- Typical mileage (median)
- 96,899 mi
- Make and model
- Hyundai I40
- 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 I40 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 68% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the I40
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 2,088 | 81.1% |
| South East | 1,713 | 80.3% |
| West Midlands | 1,562 | 80.3% |
| Scotland | 1,495 | 73.0% |
| Yorkshire | 1,303 | 76.9% |
| South West | 1,220 | 74.8% |
| East of England | 1,166 | 82.4% |
| East Midlands | 1,005 | 79.2% |
| Wales | 764 | 77.5% |
| North East | 599 | 77.1% |
| London | 73 | 90.4% |
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 2014 I40
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 2014 I40
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 6.4% 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 5.3% 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.
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Check the windscreen 2.6% 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 2014 I40 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £28–£75 — and 37% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £28–£75
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 37%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 12,988 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 I40, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2011 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 74.1% to 89.6% — a spread of 15.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2011 74.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 74.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 76.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 78.6%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 81.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 84.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 87.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 87.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 89.6% 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 2014 Hyundai I40 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 2014 cars with a similar record
- Kia Optima 78.6%
- Ford Fiesta 78.5%
- Vauxhall Astra 78.7%
- Kia Rio 78.4%
- Jeep Cherokee 78.4%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 78.3%
Closest pass rates among 2014 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 2014 Hyundai I40 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 21,925 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 | 6,998 | 31.60% | 20.89% | +10.71 |
| Tyres | 4,864 | 22.00% | 19.76% | +2.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2,462 | 11.10% | 12.21% | −1.11 |
| Suspension | 2,405 | 10.90% | 20.98% | −10.08 |
| Steering | 1,621 | 7.30% | 2.57% | +4.73 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,063 | 4.80% | 4.18% | +0.62 |
| Visibility | 890 | 4.00% | 4.97% | −0.97 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 864 | 3.90% | 5.52% | −1.62 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 540 | 2.40% | 1.76% | +0.64 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 218 | 1.00% | 5.57% | −4.57 |
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 | 6.4% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.6% | £80–200 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.3% | £18–45 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.3% | £60–150 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.4% | £5–25 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.2% | £40–150 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £80–180 |
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 | 20.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.4% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.8% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 7.2% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.7% | £45–95 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 5.5% | £60–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 122 | 91.0% | 24,473 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,345 | 82.8% | 49,702 mi |
| 60-90k | 3,975 | 79.0% | 76,218 mi |
| 90-120k | 4,049 | 78.0% | 103,911 mi |
| 120k+ | 3,495 | 76.7% | 151,267 mi |
Source: 12,988 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.
2014 I40 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Hyundai I40?
78.6% of the 12,988 2014 Hyundai I40 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 73.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Hyundai I40?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.40%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (5.32%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.59%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2014 Hyundai I40 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.0% of the time, falling to 76.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Hyundai I40 in this dataset had covered 96,899 mi.
Does the season affect the 2014 Hyundai I40 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 79.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.