How many Hyundai i40s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 19,840 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain17,777−7.7% on a year earlier
Declared SORN1,382Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202571.1%Cars of the same ages 71.7%
Rank by number licensedNo. 262of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201724,944 licensed
Average annual mileage8,571miles a year
How many Hyundai i40s are left in Great Britain?
There were 17,777 Hyundai i40s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,382 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 28.7% fewer than the peak of 24,944 in 2017.
Hyundai i40s licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2017 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 71.1% of Hyundai i40 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Hyundai i40s tested pass 71.7% of the time, so the Hyundai i40 does about as well as average for its age. In 2024 its pass rate was 71.9%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Hyundai i40 vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
0%
50%
100%
6–7 years
8–10 years
11–14 years
Hyundai i40
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Hyundai i40 compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Hyundai i40 fails its MOT,
appearing on 30.8% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
9.2% of Hyundai i40 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Hyundai i40 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Hyundai i40 MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Hyundai i40 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play”, on 12.9% of 5,726 failed tests.
57.5% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Hyundai i40 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering
12.9%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
12.7%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
11.0%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
8.1%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
6.4%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes
5.3%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
5.1%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres
4.6%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
4.6%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
7 years of the Hyundai i40, 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 (78.1% passed first time) and the 2012 cars worst (60.8%).
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.
Hyundai i40 annual mileage
The average Hyundai i40 covers 8,571 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
0
5k
10k
15k
10,747
6–7 years
9,157
8–10 years
7,608
11–14 years
Average annual mileage of a Hyundai i40 by vehicle age
Registrations of Hyundai i40s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 5,519 in 2012. In 2025, 3 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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2k
4k
6k
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Hyundai i40s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 20,080 Hyundai i40s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 96.3% have an engine of 1,601cc to 1,700cc, and 3.7% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Hyundai i40s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,601cc to 1,700cc 19,338 licensed
96.3%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 738 licensed
3.7%
Other sizes 4 licensed
0.0%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Hyundai i40s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
98.1%
1.9%
2015
98.6%
1.4%
2016
98.9%
1.1%
2017
99.0%
1.0%
2018
98.9%
1.1%
2019
98.8%
1.2%
2020
98.8%
1.2%
2021
98.8%
1.2%
2022
98.8%
1.2%
2023
98.8%
1.2%
2024
98.8%
1.2%
2025
98.7%
1.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Hyundai i40 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Hyundai i40 from 2011 to 2019. On the WLTP test (listings 2019), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 38.2 to 54.3 mpg, with CO2 of 136 to 169 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2011 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 36.7 to 67.3 mpg, with CO2 of 110 to 179 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
1.6 petrol
38.2–39.2
165–169
2019
Euro 6d‑TEMP
2
1.6 diesel
52.3–54.3
136–142
2019
Euro 6d‑TEMP
5
Older NEDC figures, listed 2011 to 2018 (4 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2011 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “i40”, “i40 Tourer”, “i40 Saloon”, “i40 From September 2011”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Hyundai i40 safety recalls
DVSA lists 3 safety recalls for the Hyundai i40 since 1992, the first in 2018. The most recent was launched on 9 September 2024.
A potential safety defect has been identified which could occur within the ABS control unit. The ABS control unit within the affected VIN range could experience an electrical short circuit.
On affected vehicles the HECU (Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit) for the ABS could experience an electrical short circuit with a potential that the malfunction indicator light may become illuminated (MIL and /or ABS light) and a burning smell may emanate from the engine compartment and the HECU components.
Remedy
The affected vehicles will have a low-capacity fuse installed within the engine compartment junction box
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Hyundai i40. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
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.
