2025 MOT results
Hyundai ix20 common problems
The most common reason a Hyundai ix20 fails its MOT is a worn steering or suspension joint, on 17.1% of its 8,857 failed tests in 2025. Against other cars of the same age, 7 faults stand out, the widest gaps being: a braking fault at 9.0% of failures against 1.6% expected; a weak handbrake at 4.1% of failures against 0.8% expected; a worn steering or suspension joint at 17.1% of failures against 4.3% expected.
- Tests in 2025 28,754 Cars aged three and over
- Failed first time 30.8% 8,857 tests
- Found a dangerous defect 7.7% Unsafe to drive away
- Ended with an advisory 50.4% A problem to watch, not a failure
What fails a Hyundai ix20 MOT
Each bar is the share of failed Hyundai ix20 tests with that defect. Where we can compare it with cars of the same registration years, the marker shows what an average car of those ages records (12 of the 12 items below).
Most common reasons for failure
A test can fail for more than one defect, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Defect | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering | 17.1% |
| Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 16.9% |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements Brakes | 16.0% |
| Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 12.8% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | 9.2% |
| Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side Brakes | 9.0% |
| Suspension arms: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | 6.0% |
| Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | 5.6% |
| Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5.5% |
| Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | 5.1% |
| Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes | 4.9% |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value Brakes | 4.1% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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Worn steering or suspension joint
17.1% of failures 4.3% expected 4 times as often
Play in a steering or suspension joint, where a worn ball and socket lets the wheel move where it should not.
A knock at low speed over rough ground, or vague steering, is the usual warning.
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Brake light out
16.9% of failures 6.4% expected 2.6 times as often
A brake light not working, from a bulb, a poor earth, or the switch on the pedal.
Reverse up to a wall or window at dusk and press the pedal to see all three lamps light.
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Weak handbrake
16.0% of failures 3.5% expected 4.6 times as often
The handbrake cannot hold the car to the efficiency the test requires, usually from a stretched cable or seized rear callipers.
On a hill, the handbrake should hold the car with a couple of clicks left in the lever.
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Sidelight out
12.8% of failures 8.0% expected 1.6 times as often
A sidelight, also called a position lamp, not working. It marks the width of the car at night.
Walk round the car with the lights on and the hazards going; these are the cheapest failures to avoid.
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Worn brake pads
9.2% of failures 6.7% expected somewhat more often
Friction material worn under 1.5mm, thinner than the point most manufacturers call the limit.
Look through the wheel spokes at the pad against the disc; wear indicators squeal before they get this far.
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Braking fault
9.0% of failures 1.6% expected 5.6 times as often
A braking fault, which the test checks both by inspection and by measuring performance on a rolling road.
Which parts of the car fail
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the area that most often fails a Hyundai ix20, on 44.3% of failed tests. The widest gap against cars of the same registration years is brakes, on 37.5% against 21.0% expected.
Failure categories
DVSA's own sections of the test. The marker is what cars of the same registration years record.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 44.3% |
| Brakes | 37.5% |
| Steering | 19.6% |
| Suspension | 19.3% |
| Tyres | 14.8% |
| Visibility | 13.7% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.8% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3.3% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What testers warn about
50.4% of Hyundai ix20 tests ended with at least one advisory: a fault the tester found that did not fail the test. On Hyundai ix20s, these are the items to ask about on a car you are viewing, because they are what the last tester expected to go next.
Most common advisories
Share of all tests, passes included.
| Advisory | Share of tests |
|---|---|
| Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres | 15.5% |
| Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres | 11.6% |
| Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes | 10.5% |
| Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes | 9.4% |
| Track rod end: ball joint has slight play Steering | 3.8% |
| Service brake performance: binding but not excessively Brakes | 3.5% |
| Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes | 3.4% |
| Coil spring: corroded Suspension | 3.3% |
| Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material Brakes | 3.0% |
| Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.9% |
| Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle | 2.7% |
| Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension | 2.3% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What changes as a Hyundai ix20 gets older
A 2018 Hyundai ix20 failed 11.9% of its MOT tests in 2025; a 2011 one failed 45.5%. What fails changes as much as how often, and these are the two years themselves rather than an average across them.
2018 Hyundai ix20 11.9% failed, from 2,169 tests
- Worn brake pads 17.0%
- Brake light out 11.6%
- Wiper blades that do not clear the screen 11.6%
- Tyre worn through to the cords 8.1%
- Washers that do not work 7.7%
- Cut tyre 6.9%
2011 Hyundai ix20 45.5% failed, from 3,463 tests
- Worn steering or suspension joint 22.3%
- Brake light out 17.7%
- Weak handbrake 17.4%
- Sidelight out 15.2%
- Braking fault 10.2%
- Worn brake pads 6.8%
Shares are of each year's failed tests. Every MOT a particular car has had, with the defects and advisories written at each test, is on GOV.UK's MOT history service from the registration, free.
Hyundai ix20 problems: common questions
What is the most common problem with a Hyundai ix20?
Of the faults that fail an MOT, “Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play” is the most common: it appears on 17.1% of failed Hyundai ix20 tests. Across categories, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the area that most often fails one, on 44.3% of failed tests.
How often does a Hyundai ix20 fail its MOT?
30.8% of Hyundai ix20 tests in 2025 were not passed first time, from 28,754 tests of cars aged three and over. Allowing for the age and mileage of the cars tested, that gives it a UK Motoring Reliability Score of 43 out of 100, where 50 is as expected.
Does anything fail more often on a Hyundai ix20 than on other cars?
Yes. “Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side” appears on 9.0% of its failures against 1.6% for cars of the same age, and “Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value” appears on 4.1% of its failures against 0.8% for cars of the same age. Where an item is missing from the national figures for a year, we use the smallest share those figures show, so the comparison never overstates the difference.
Are these the same as breakdowns or known faults?
No. These are the items a tester recorded at the MOT, which covers condition and safety: lamps, brakes, tyres, suspension, corrosion and emissions. A gearbox that is unpleasant, an infotainment screen that has died, or a car that will not start on a cold morning are not part of the test, so they are not in these figures.
Where do the figures come from?
Every normal MOT test of a Hyundai ix20 aged three and over in Great Britain in 2025, from DVSA's anonymised MOT results. Retests are excluded, and the same fault on more than one wheel counts once.
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOT defects and advisories | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 28,754 MOT tests | 19 September 2026 |
- Shares for defects are of failed tests; shares for advisories are of all tests. A test can carry several defects, so shares add to more than 100%.
- The expected share is what an average car of the same registration years records, weighted by where this model’s failures fall. Where an item is outside the national figures for a year, the smallest share those figures show is used in its place, which is an upper bound, so the comparison never overstates a model’s problems. No expectation is published where less than 80% of the model’s failures can be compared.
- Great Britain only: DVSA does not run MOT testing in Northern Ireland. Cars under three years old are not tested.
- The descriptions of what each part does are general and the same on every model. Every figure comes from the MOT data.
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