Pass rate
81.1%
Around average — 1.0 pts behind the 82.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 42,010 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £40–£97
2015 Hyundai IX35 MOT pass rate
- 2015
- typical 72,823 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
36.6% 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 →
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 82.9% pass
- Avoid 2010 72.5% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 10.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 77.1%
- Typical mileage
- 73k mi
The 2015 Hyundai IX35 MOT pass rate is 81.1% of its MOT tests — 1.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 36.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Hyundai IX35 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.8× the national share
Brakes make up 36.6% of everything recorded on the 2015 Hyundai Ix35, against 20.9% nationally — 15.7 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 22% 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 2015 Hyundai IX35 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 82.1%, so this figure is 1.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 77.1%. The median 2015 Hyundai IX35 in this dataset had covered 72,823 mi.
77% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 81.1% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 81.0% of the time, April–September 81.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 3.37% of tests.
- 42,010 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.1% overall pass rate, 77.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Hyundai IX35, the average is 76.9% — best year 2016 (82.9%), worst 2010 (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
- 42,010
- Typical mileage (median)
- 72,823 mi
- Make and model
- Hyundai IX35
- 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 IX35 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 65% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (77% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the IX35
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5,979 | 75.8% |
| North West | 5,911 | 81.8% |
| South East | 5,514 | 82.4% |
| West Midlands | 4,809 | 83.2% |
| Yorkshire | 4,655 | 81.6% |
| East of England | 3,432 | 84.1% |
| South West | 3,382 | 80.5% |
| Wales | 3,144 | 79.6% |
| East Midlands | 2,442 | 82.6% |
| North East | 2,254 | 79.9% |
| London | 487 | 87.5% |
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 2015 IX35
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 2015 IX35
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 3.4% 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 tyre pressures and valves 1.9% of tests
“tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”
Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.
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Check the tyre tread 1.9% of tests
“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.
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 2015 IX35 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £40–£97 — and 22% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £40–£97
- 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
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 22%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 42,010 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 IX35, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2010 to 2016. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.5% to 82.9% — a spread of 10.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 72.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 72.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 74.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 74.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 79.3% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2015 81.1%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 82.9% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
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 2015 Hyundai IX35 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 2015 cars with a similar record
- Mitsubishi L200 81.1%
- Abarth 595 81.1%
- Vauxhall Zafira 81.0%
- Jeep Cherokee 81.0%
- Vauxhall Meriva 81.2%
- Ford S-Max 80.9%
Closest pass rates among 2015 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 2015 Hyundai IX35 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 63,307 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 | 23,311 | 36.60% | 20.89% | +15.71 |
| Tyres | 15,639 | 24.60% | 19.76% | +4.84 |
| Suspension | 7,645 | 12.00% | 20.98% | −8.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5,673 | 8.90% | 12.21% | −3.31 |
| Non-component advisories | 3,541 | 5.60% | 4.18% | +1.42 |
| Visibility | 2,977 | 4.70% | 4.97% | −0.27 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,881 | 3.00% | 5.52% | −2.52 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1,223 | 1.90% | 1.76% | +0.14 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 739 | 1.20% | 5.57% | −4.37 |
| Steering | 678 | 1.10% | 2.57% | −1.47 |
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 | 3.4% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.0% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.1% | £60–150 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £80–200 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 1.5% | £60–150 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £45–110 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.2% | £8–22 |
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 | 17.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 13.2% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.7% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.7% | £40–150 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.3% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 859 | 92.3% | 24,275 mi |
| 30-60k | 11,070 | 86.7% | 48,875 mi |
| 60-90k | 19,630 | 80.4% | 74,269 mi |
| 90-120k | 8,185 | 76.2% | 101,385 mi |
| 120k+ | 2,263 | 73.7% | 137,442 mi |
Source: 42,010 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.
2015 IX35 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2015 Hyundai IX35?
81.1% of the 42,010 2015 Hyundai IX35 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 82.1% for cars first used in 2015. First-attempt pass rate: 77.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2015 Hyundai IX35?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.37%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (3.05%), service brake performance excessively binding (2.12%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2015 Hyundai IX35 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.3% of the time, falling to 73.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2015 Hyundai IX35 in this dataset had covered 72,823 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2015 Hyundai IX35?
Diesel: 81.1% pass rate across 32,517 tests. Petrol: 81.1% pass rate across 9,492 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2015 Hyundai IX35 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 81.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.