Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi passed on its first attempt in 90.3%, and its overall record sits +10.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi in the 2023–2025 data: 9,692 tests across 3 model years (2019–2021). 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 Kona Play T-Gdi MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi, the Visibility 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 Kona Play T-Gdi's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi, each with how many of the model's 9,692 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 371 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 159 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 126 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 108 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 107 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 81 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi model year on record is 2020 (91.7% across 5,335 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (89.6%). The gap between them is 2.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi Owners

These checks follow this Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi.

• 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 brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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