Hyundai Lantra MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Hyundai Lantra MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Hyundai Lantra passed on its first attempt in 52.7%, and its overall record sits −14.8 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Hyundai Lantra in the 2023–2025 data: 77 tests across 1 model years (2000–2000). 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 Lantra MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Hyundai Lantra, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Lantra's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Hyundai Lantra DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Hyundai Lantra, each with how many of the model's 77 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 8 Hyundai Lantra tests, 10.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 7 Hyundai Lantra tests, 9.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced" (Major) — noted on about 5 Hyundai Lantra tests, 6.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 4 Hyundai Lantra tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 4 Hyundai Lantra tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 4 Hyundai Lantra tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Hyundai Lantra Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Hyundai Lantra model year on record is 2000 (66.2% across 77 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (66.2%). 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 Lantra Owners

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

• the lights — “headlamp lens slightly defective”

  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.

• corrosion — “integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced”

  Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.

• the exhaust and emissions — “exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Hyundai Lantra MOT & Reliability