HyundaiIX35 MOT results

In 2025, 63.7% of Hyundai IX35 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 66.7% for cars of the same age. 11.1% had at least one dangerous defect (8.4% for cars the same age). The typical Hyundai IX35 tested was 11 years old with 91,500 miles. Based on 49,342 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Hyundai IX35 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 63.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 66.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.2%passed after repair
Failed: 31.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 11.1%same age 8.4%
Typical mileage: 91,500at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Hyundai IX35All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2016	308	76.6%	74.8%
2015	11,277	70.9%	71.8%
2014	12,829	68.1%	68.5%
2013	9,954	58.7%	65.6%
2012	7,751	58.3%	63.2%
2011	4,691	56.9%	61.0%
2010	2,532	56.4%	59.1%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Hyundai IX35All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	3,865	71.7%	79.1%	75,400
10-14 years	44,347	63.1%	65.7%	92,400
15-19 years	1,130	57.3%	57.6%	111,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Hyundai IX35 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,788	3.6%	1.2×	70.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,448	2.9%	1.3×	68.7%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,236	2.5%	1.5×	59.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,084	2.2%	1.6×	61.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	1,017	2.1%	1.3×	62.5%
PE Peterborough	East of England	978	2.0%	1.1×	68.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	925	1.9%	1.0×	65.3%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	845	1.7%	1.0×	69.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	839	1.7%	1.5×	65.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	821	1.7%	1.3×	57.2%
M Manchester	North West	815	1.7%	1.1×	68.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	798	1.6%	1.3×	61.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	784	1.6%	1.2×	60.7%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	772	1.6%	0.9×	63.2%
TS Teesside	North East	772	1.6%	1.7×	64.5%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	727	1.5%	1.0×	69.5%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	716	1.5%	1.1×	62.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	709	1.4%	1.6×	66.6%
SO Southampton	South East	708	1.4%	1.2×	61.2%
NP Newport	Wales	692	1.4%	1.6×	58.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	662	1.3%	1.1×	60.0%
RG Reading	South East	644	1.3%	0.9×	64.1%
L Liverpool	North West	637	1.3%	1.2×	64.8%
PL Plymouth	South West	637	1.3%	1.3×	54.3%
LL Llandudno	Wales	634	1.3%	1.3×	66.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	623	1.3%	0.9×	66.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	601	1.2%	1.0×	69.2%
CH Chester	North West	589	1.2%	1.1×	58.6%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	581	1.2%	1.7×	56.3%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	567	1.1%	1.0×	63.1%
WA Warrington	North West	564	1.1%	1.1×	64.9%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	563	1.1%	1.1×	67.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	551	1.1%	1.1×	60.1%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	547	1.1%	1.2×	65.6%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	542	1.1%	1.6×	72.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	541	1.1%	1.3×	65.1%
GU Guildford	South East	531	1.1%	0.8×	65.3%
EX Exeter	South West	530	1.1%	1.0×	59.4%
BS Bristol	South West	529	1.1%	0.6×	64.3%
ME Rochester	South East	528	1.1%	1.0×	64.0%
BN Brighton	South East	524	1.1%	0.9×	58.8%
NR Norwich	East of England	523	1.1%	0.8×	62.3%
PR Preston	North West	522	1.1%	1.2×	63.4%
OX Oxford	South East	506	1.0%	0.9×	60.9%
TN Tonbridge	South East	506	1.0%	0.8×	62.3%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	484	1.0%	1.0×	61.8%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	476	1.0%	1.4×	67.0%
SK Stockport	North West	462	0.9%	0.9×	59.1%
CO Colchester	East of England	461	0.9%	1.2×	67.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	430	0.9%	1.2×	63.0%
CW Crewe	North West	427	0.9%	1.4×	63.7%
BL Bolton	North West	422	0.9%	1.1×	64.7%
SN Swindon	South West	401	0.8%	0.9×	61.8%
RH Redhill	South East	386	0.8%	0.8×	66.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	379	0.8%	1.5×	63.9%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	356	0.7%	1.5×	57.6%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	355	0.7%	0.7×	61.7%
OL Oldham	North West	354	0.7%	1.0×	66.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	351	0.7%	0.6×	73.5%
TA Taunton	South West	348	0.7%	1.1×	60.9%
BA Bath	South West	346	0.7%	0.8×	62.1%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	344	0.7%	1.2×	62.2%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	335	0.7%	1.0×	63.6%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	331	0.7%	1.6×	55.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	328	0.7%	0.9×	67.7%
PA Paisley	Scotland	324	0.7%	1.4×	57.4%
CA Carlisle	North West	321	0.7%	1.1×	59.2%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	319	0.6%	0.9×	58.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	315	0.6%	0.7×	67.0%
DL Darlington	North East	300	0.6%	1.1×	58.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	284	0.6%	0.8×	68.7%
LU Luton	East of England	283	0.6%	0.9×	63.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	278	0.6%	1.0×	50.0%
FY Blackpool	North West	276	0.6%	1.3×	58.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	275	0.6%	1.0×	64.4%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	272	0.6%	1.0×	61.0%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	269	0.5%	1.3×	56.9%
SP Salisbury	South West	265	0.5%	1.1×	54.7%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	264	0.5%	0.9×	56.4%
DH Durham	North East	263	0.5%	1.1×	63.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	262	0.5%	1.4×	62.6%
WN Wigan	North West	256	0.5%	1.1×	63.7%
CT Canterbury	South East	248	0.5%	0.7×	64.9%
TF Telford	West Midlands	230	0.5%	1.2×	62.6%
IV Inverness	Scotland	222	0.4%	1.0×	60.8%
SR Sunderland	North East	211	0.4%	1.3×	62.1%
SL Slough	South East	183	0.4%	0.5×	72.7%
DA Dartford	South East	181	0.4%	0.5×	72.9%
DD Dundee	Scotland	180	0.4%	0.9×	42.2%
DT Dorchester	South West	173	0.4%	0.9×	65.9%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	172	0.3%	0.4×	70.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	171	0.3%	0.8×	67.8%
TR Truro	South West	170	0.3%	0.6×	60.0%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	157	0.3%	1.3×	60.5%
SE London SE	London	140	0.3%	0.4×	68.6%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	126	0.3%	1.1×	67.5%
RM Romford	London	119	0.2%	0.3×	79.0%
WD Watford	East of England	118	0.2%	0.6×	63.6%
PH Perth	Scotland	117	0.2%	0.8×	57.3%
EN Enfield	London	116	0.2%	0.4×	72.4%
CR Croydon	London	108	0.2%	0.3×	67.6%
UB Southall	London	105	0.2%	0.3×	72.4%
TW Twickenham	London	99	0.2%	0.3×	65.7%
N London N	London	97	0.2%	0.3×	74.2%
E London E	London	85	0.2%	0.2×	64.7%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	69	0.1%	0.7×	52.2%
HA Harrow	London	67	0.1%	0.2×	70.1%
NW London NW	London	63	0.1%	0.2×	66.7%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	60	0.1%	0.4×	58.3%
BR Bromley	London	53	0.1%	0.3×	71.7%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	50	0.1%	1.2×	68.0%
SM Sutton	London	45	<0.1%	0.4×	75.6%
IG Ilford	London	40	<0.1%	0.2×	87.5%
SW London SW	London	39	<0.1%	0.2×	64.1%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	33	<0.1%	0.8×	60.6%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	18	<0.1%	0.8×	–
W London W	London	11	<0.1%	0.1×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	8	<0.1%	0.4×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	4,508	9.1%	1.2×	58.1%
North East	2,318	4.7%	1.2×	62.9%
North West	6,461	13.1%	1.1×	63.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	5,606	11.4%	1.3×	63.7%
Wales	3,393	6.9%	1.4×	61.0%
West Midlands	5,973	12.1%	1.2×	67.5%
East Midlands	3,373	6.8%	1.0×	65.2%
East of England	4,413	8.9%	0.9×	67.6%
London	1,359	2.8%	0.3×	70.9%
South East	6,947	14.1%	0.9×	63.5%
South West	4,991	10.1%	1.0×	60.2%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Hyundai IX35Cars the same age

Brakes14.4%7.3%
Lights and electrics12.5%13.0%
Suspension11.5%12.1%
Tyres8.4%7.0%
Steering4.8%2.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.8%4.6%
Emissions and leaks1.9%3.5%
Body and structure1.4%3.7%
Seat belts and airbags0.3%0.9%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Hyundai IX35 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	4.5%	1.3%	3.5×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	4.4%	2.6%	1.7×	100.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.0%	3.1%	1.3×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	3.6%	2.1%	1.7×	100.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	3.3%	2.5%	1.3×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	3.2%	0.9%	3.6×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	2.9%	1.7%	1.7×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	2.7%	2.0%	1.4×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	2.5%	3.6%	0.7×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	2.1%	1.9%	1.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	22.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	14.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin	13.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	9.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.7%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	5.4%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.5%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	4.5%
Coil spring: corroded	4.5%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.3%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	41,652	63.5%
Petrol	7,690	64.6%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model