Hyundai Kona Ultimate MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Hyundai Kona Ultimate MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Hyundai Kona Ultimate passed on its first attempt in 92.6%, and its overall record sits +12.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Hyundai Kona Ultimate in the 2023–2025 data: 4,856 tests across 3 model years (2021–2023). 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 Ultimate MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Hyundai Kona Ultimate, the Tyres 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 Ultimate's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Hyundai Kona Ultimate DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Hyundai Kona Ultimate, each with how many of the model's 4,856 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 162 Hyundai Kona Ultimate tests, 3.3% 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 97 Hyundai Kona Ultimate tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 94 Hyundai Kona Ultimate tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 63 Hyundai Kona Ultimate tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 57 Hyundai Kona Ultimate tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 55 Hyundai Kona Ultimate tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Hyundai Kona Ultimate Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Hyundai Kona Ultimate model year on record is 2023 (98.4% across 192 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (92.5%). The gap between them is 5.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Hyundai Kona Ultimate reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.8 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 Kona Ultimate Owners

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

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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 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.

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

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