Car statistics by year

2021 Hyundai i10

Hyundai i10 cars first registered in 2021: 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 2021, so like is set against like.

A year of the Hyundai i10. “2021” is the year of first registration.

Last updated
Records analysed
8,138 MOT tests of 2021 Hyundai i10 cars
Methodology
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 85.3% All 2021 cars 88.4%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 18,700 miles; all 2021 cars 30,700
  • Left at the end of 2025 8,007 98.2% of the 8,157 at the end of 2021
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 2.7% All 2021 cars 3.8%
  • Tests with an advisory 28.4% All 2021 cars 33.1%
  • MOT tests in 2025 8,138 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2021 Hyundai i10s do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 4 years old, 85.3% of 2021 Hyundai i10 MOT tests were passed first time, against 88.4% for all cars first registered in 2021. 2021 Hyundai i10s did worse than average for their age, by 3.1 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 82.6% of the time (all 2021 cars 88.7%).

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
’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%
’20 86.9%86.9%
’21 85.3%88.4%
’22 83.8%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2021 Hyundai i10

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively was the most common single reason a 2021 Hyundai i10 failed, on 21.3% of about 1,200 failed tests. By area of the car, visibility failed most often (29.1% of failed tests; all 2021 cars 26.1%). 2.7% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 3.8% for all cars first registered in 2021. 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 2021 Hyundai i10 tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 21.3%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 11.0%
Daytime running lamps: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.7%
Seat belts: not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 9.7%
Seat belts: retracting mechanism defective Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 9.1%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 6.2%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 5.5%
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering 4.8%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.8%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 3.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Hyundai i10 vs all 2021 cars

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

Share of failed 2021 Hyundai i10 MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2021 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Visibility 29.1%
Tyres 26.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 22.5%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 19.8%
Brakes 8.8%
Steering 5.1%
Body, chassis, structure 2.0%
Suspension 1.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2021 Hyundai i10

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 28.4% of 2021 Hyundai i10 tests had at least one (all 2021 cars 33.1%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2021 Hyundai i10 tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 13.1%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 9.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 3.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 2.3%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.2%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.7%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 1.5%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 1.0%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 0.9%
Tyres: slightly damaged Tyres 0.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2021 Hyundai i10?

Half of the 2021 Hyundai i10s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 18,700 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 12,000 and a quarter more than 28,100. For all cars first registered in 2021, the middle figure was 30,700 miles, so 2021 Hyundai i10s have been driven 39.1% 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, 2021 Hyundai i10 and all 2021 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2021 Hyundai i10 7,400 12,000 18,700 28,100 38,700 7,840
All 2021 cars 14,300 21,300 30,700 42,500 56,500 1,457,950
miles

Half of the 2021 Hyundai i10s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 18,700 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2021 Hyundai i10s are left?

At the end of 2021, 8,157 2021 Hyundai i10s were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 8,007 were: 7,971 licensed and 36 declared off the road (SORN). That is 98.2% still on the record, against 96.0% for all cars first registered in 2021.

Share still on the record since 2021

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2021. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2021 Hyundai i10s on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2021, compared with all 2021 cars
Year end 2021 Hyundai i10All 2021 cars
2021 100.0%100.0%
2022 99.3%98.4%
2023 97.8%97.6%
2024 94.1%94.7%
2025 98.2%96.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2021

1 of the Hyundai i10’s 4 recalls in DVSA’s records covers cars built during 2021.

The 2021 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2021 may have been built in 2020, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Hyundai i10 recalls whose build dates include 2021
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
6 Apr 2026 The vehicle fuel pump may have an internal malfunction which may fail over time. 1 Nov 2021 to 25 Apr 2023 13,610

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 8,138 MOT tests of 2021 Hyundai i10 cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 8,007 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 2021; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2021.
  • 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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