Car statistics by year

2012 Hyundai i10

Hyundai i10 cars first registered in 2012: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2012, so like is set against like.

A year of the Hyundai i10. “2012” is the year of first registration.

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19,714 MOT tests of 2012 Hyundai i10 cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 62.7% All 2012 cars 63.6%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 57,700 miles; all 2012 cars 90,800
  • Left at the end of 2025 19,813 88.8% of the 22,322 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 8.3% All 2012 cars 9.2%
  • Tests with an advisory 59.7% All 2012 cars 62.0%
  • MOT tests in 2025 19,714 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2012 Hyundai i10s do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 13 years old, 62.7% of 2012 Hyundai i10 MOT tests were passed first time, against 63.6% for all cars first registered in 2012. 2012 Hyundai i10s did about as well as average for their age. A year earlier the same cars passed 63.5% of the time (all 2012 cars 64.5%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Hyundai i10 vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Hyundai i10 bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Hyundai i10 compared with all cars
First registered Hyundai i10All cars
’08 55.9%57.0%
’09 58.5%58.2%
’10 62.2%59.3%
’11 63.5%61.5%
’12 62.7%63.6%
’13 63.3%66.0%
’14 71.1%69.1%
’15 76.2%72.6%
’16 79.6%75.6%
’17 81.5%79.1%
’18 80.0%81.8%
’19 82.0%84.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2012 Hyundai i10

Position lamp: not working was the most common single reason a 2012 Hyundai i10 failed, on 19.5% of about 7,400 failed tests. By area of the car, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment failed most often (47.5% of failed tests; all 2012 cars 42.0%). 8.3% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 9.2% for all cars first registered in 2012. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2012 Hyundai i10 tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 19.5%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 14.9%
Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn Suspension 9.6%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 9.5%
Suspension arms: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension 8.5%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes 7.3%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 6.6%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 6.1%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 6.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 5.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Hyundai i10 vs all 2012 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2012 Hyundai i10 MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2012 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 47.5%
Suspension 32.7%
Brakes 23.3%
Visibility 19.8%
Tyres 19.7%
Noise, emissions and leaks 9.3%
Body, chassis, structure 3.1%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 2.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2012 Hyundai i10

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 59.7% of 2012 Hyundai i10 tests had at least one (all 2012 cars 62.0%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2012 Hyundai i10 tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material Brakes 17.9%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 17.7%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 12.9%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 5.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 5.6%
Coil spring: corroded Suspension 4.6%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 4.5%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 4.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 4.3%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 4.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2012 Hyundai i10?

Half of the 2012 Hyundai i10s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 57,700 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 40,000 and a quarter more than 78,000. For all cars first registered in 2012, the middle figure was 90,800 miles, so 2012 Hyundai i10s have been driven 36.5% less far than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2012 Hyundai i10 and all 2012 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2012 Hyundai i10 27,100 40,000 57,700 78,000 98,600 19,086
All 2012 cars 47,100 66,700 90,800 117,400 145,000 1,483,042
miles

Half of the 2012 Hyundai i10s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 57,700 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2012 Hyundai i10s are left?

At the end of 2014, 22,322 2012 Hyundai i10s were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 19,813 were: 19,274 licensed and 539 declared off the road (SORN). That is 88.8% still on the record, against 83.1% for all cars first registered in 2012.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2012 Hyundai i10s on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2012 cars
Year end 2012 Hyundai i10All 2012 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 99.4%97.0%
2016 99.9%98.2%
2017 99.4%97.4%
2018 98.4%96.3%
2019 97.8%95.2%
2020 96.5%93.9%
2021 96.1%93.0%
2022 94.7%91.4%
2023 93.0%89.2%
2024 91.3%86.5%
2025 88.8%83.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2012

None of the Hyundai i10’s 4 recalls in DVSA’s records has build dates that include 2012.

The 2012 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2012 may have been built in 2011, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Every Hyundai i10 recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Hyundai i10

15 years of the Hyundai i10, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2016 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (79.6% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (83.8%).

Hyundai i10s by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2008 4,392 55.9% 57.0%
2009 18,435 58.5% 58.2%
2010 18,066 62.2% 59.3%
2011 16,634 63.5% 61.5%
2012 19,813 62.7% 63.6%
2013 20,309 63.3% 66.0%
2014 23,910 22,924 71.1% 69.1%
2015 22,952 22,276 76.2% 72.6%
2016 22,695 22,397 79.6% 75.6%
2017 23,959 23,816 81.5% 79.1%
2018 21,169 21,322 80.0% 81.8%
2019 18,224 18,359 82.0% 84.4%
2020 6,491 6,387 86.9% 86.9%
2021 8,157 8,007 85.3% 88.4%
2022 8,492 8,365 83.8% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 19,714 MOT tests of 2012 Hyundai i10 cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 19,813 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Hyundai i10 cars first registered in 2012; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2012.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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