How many Hyundai Velosters 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 2,457 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain2,169−3.8% on a year earlier
Declared SORN151Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202560.9%Cars of the same ages 65.7%
Rank by number licensedNo. 544of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year20172,589 licensed
Average annual mileage5,637miles a year
How many Hyundai Velosters are left in Great Britain?
There were 2,169 Hyundai Velosters licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 151 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 16.2% fewer than the peak of 2,589 in 2017.
In 2025, 60.9% of Hyundai Veloster MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Hyundai Velosters tested pass 65.7% of the time, so the Hyundai Veloster does worse than average for its age, by 4.8 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 60.3%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Hyundai Veloster 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.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Hyundai Veloster compared with all cars
Brakes is the most common reason a Hyundai Veloster fails its MOT,
appearing on 37.8% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
10.1% of Hyundai Veloster tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Hyundai Veloster MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Hyundai Veloster MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Hyundai Veloster failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play”, on 21.5% of 961 failed tests.
60.1% 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 Veloster tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering
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 Veloster annual mileage
The average Hyundai Veloster covers 5,637 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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Average annual mileage of a Hyundai Veloster by vehicle age
Registrations of Hyundai Velosters for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 1,614 in 2012. In 2025, 0 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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Hyundai Velosters registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 2,288 Hyundai Velosters licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Hyundai Velosters licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,501cc to 1,600cc 2,288 licensed
100.0%
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 Veloster fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Hyundai Veloster from 2011 to 2014. On the NEDC test (listings 2011 to 2014), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 40.9 to 47.9 mpg, with CO2 of 137 to 157 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2011 to 2014
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2011 to 2014
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.
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 name “Veloster”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Hyundai Veloster safety recalls
DVSA lists 4 safety recalls for the Hyundai Veloster since 1992, the first in 2013. 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 Veloster. 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.
