Hyundai IX35 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Hyundai IX35 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Hyundai IX35 passed on its first attempt in 70.6%, and its overall record sits −4.1 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Hyundai IX35 in the 2023–2025 data: 195,456 tests across 7 model years (2010–2016). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Hyundai IX35 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Hyundai IX35, the Brakes section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Hyundai IX35's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Hyundai IX35 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Hyundai IX35, each with how many of the model's 195,456 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 9,501 Hyundai IX35 tests, 4.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 6,394 Hyundai IX35 tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 4,816 Hyundai IX35 tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 4,431 Hyundai IX35 tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 4,400 Hyundai IX35 tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 4,400 Hyundai IX35 tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Hyundai IX35 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Hyundai IX35 model year on record is 2016 (82.9% across 1,133 tests), and the weakest is 2010 (72.5%). The gap between them is 10.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Hyundai IX35 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.1 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Hyundai IX35 Owners

These checks follow this Hyundai IX35's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Hyundai IX35.

• the lights — “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.

• 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 IX35. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Hyundai IX35 MOT & Reliability