HyundaiMatrix MOT results

In 2025, 52.1% of Hyundai Matrix MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 57.5% for cars of the same age. 13.7% had at least one dangerous defect (10.1% for cars the same age). The typical Hyundai Matrix tested was 18 years old with 77,000 miles. Based on 2,770 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Hyundai Matrix cars are on the road

First-time pass: 52.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 57.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.1%passed after repair
Failed: 40.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 13.7%same age 10.1%
Typical mileage: 77,000at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Hyundai MatrixAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2010	143	53.1%	59.1%
2009	261	58.6%	58.1%
2008	364	51.9%	57.0%
2007	490	47.8%	57.2%
2006	566	51.6%	56.8%
2005	465	52.9%	57.5%
2004	286	50.3%	57.5%
2003	124	58.9%	58.5%
2002	59	50.8%	59.4%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Hyundai MatrixAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	2	0.0%	79.1%	81,400
10-14 years	66	53.0%	65.7%	71,200
15-19 years	1,981	51.5%	57.6%	77,200
20-29 years	721	53.5%	59.6%	76,900

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Hyundai Matrix 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
PO Portsmouth	South East	135	4.9%	3.5×	48.1%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	109	3.9%	1.3×	58.7%
BS Bristol	South West	82	3.0%	1.7×	47.6%
SE London SE	London	73	2.6%	3.4×	52.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	71	2.6%	2.5×	35.2%
BN Brighton	South East	70	2.5%	2.1×	50.0%
CO Colchester	East of England	56	2.0%	2.6×	55.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	55	2.0%	0.9×	58.2%
DA Dartford	South East	54	1.9%	2.7×	59.3%
GU Guildford	South East	54	1.9%	1.4×	46.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	51	1.8%	1.0×	47.1%
SO Southampton	South East	49	1.8%	1.5×	49.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	49	1.8%	2.0×	63.3%
M Manchester	North West	48	1.7%	1.2×	52.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	48	1.7%	1.6×	54.2%
ME Rochester	South East	44	1.6%	1.5×	52.3%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	43	1.6%	0.9×	53.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	41	1.5%	1.9×	63.4%
N London N	London	41	1.5%	2.2×	65.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	39	1.4%	1.0×	51.3%
E London E	London	38	1.4%	1.7×	44.7%
TW Twickenham	London	38	1.4%	1.9×	60.5%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	37	1.3%	1.0×	56.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	36	1.3%	1.0×	38.9%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	35	1.3%	1.1×	65.7%
CR Croydon	London	34	1.2%	1.8×	70.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	34	1.2%	0.8×	64.7%
HA Harrow	London	34	1.2%	2.0×	70.6%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	34	1.2%	1.1×	55.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	33	1.2%	1.0×	54.5%
NW London NW	London	32	1.2%	1.7×	59.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	30	1.1%	0.6×	53.3%
RG Reading	South East	30	1.1%	0.7×	53.3%
GL Gloucester	South West	28	1.0%	0.8×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	28	1.0%	1.2×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	27	1.0%	0.7×	–
EN Enfield	London	27	1.0%	1.7×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	27	1.0%	1.0×	–
OX Oxford	South East	27	1.0%	0.9×	–
RM Romford	London	27	1.0%	1.2×	–
TA Taunton	South West	27	1.0%	1.5×	–
DE Derby	East Midlands	24	0.9%	0.6×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	24	0.9%	0.9×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	23	0.8%	2.0×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	22	0.8%	1.2×	–
EX Exeter	South West	22	0.8%	0.7×	–
RH Redhill	South East	22	0.8%	0.8×	–
BR Bromley	London	21	0.8%	2.1×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	21	0.8%	0.5×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	20	0.7%	0.6×	–
UB Southall	London	20	0.7%	1.2×	–
CH Chester	North West	19	0.7%	0.6×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	19	0.7%	0.4×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	19	0.7%	0.7×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	19	0.7%	0.5×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	19	0.7%	1.0×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	19	0.7%	1.4×	–
WD Watford	East of England	19	0.7%	1.7×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	19	0.7%	1.0×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	18	0.6%	0.9×	–
L Liverpool	North West	18	0.6%	0.6×	–
TR Truro	South West	18	0.6%	1.1×	–
TS Teesside	North East	18	0.6%	0.7×	–
NP Newport	Wales	17	0.6%	0.7×	–
SL Slough	South East	17	0.6%	0.9×	–
SW London SW	London	17	0.6%	1.4×	–
BA Bath	South West	16	0.6%	0.7×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	16	0.6%	1.0×	–
IG Ilford	London	16	0.6%	1.3×	–
SK Stockport	North West	16	0.6%	0.6×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	0.5%	0.6×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	15	0.5%	1.0×	–
SM Sutton	London	15	0.5%	2.4×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	14	0.5%	0.6×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.5%	0.7×	–
LU Luton	East of England	14	0.5%	0.8×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	14	0.5%	0.8×	–
CW Crewe	North West	13	0.5%	0.8×	–
SN Swindon	South West	13	0.5%	0.5×	–
WA Warrington	North West	13	0.5%	0.5×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	12	0.4%	1.1×	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	12	0.4%	0.3×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	12	0.4%	0.8×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	11	0.4%	0.9×	–
PR Preston	North West	11	0.4%	0.4×	–
WN Wigan	North West	11	0.4%	0.9×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.4%	0.4×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	10	0.4%	0.3×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	10	0.4%	1.0×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	10	0.4%	0.6×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	9	0.3%	0.4×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	8	0.3%	0.6×	–
BL Bolton	North West	7	0.3%	0.3×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.3%	0.3×	–
DH Durham	North East	6	0.2%	0.4×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	6	0.2%	0.5×	–
OL Oldham	North West	6	0.2%	0.3×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DL Darlington	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	44	1.6%	0.2×	34.1%
North East	47	1.7%	0.4×	53.2%
North West	230	8.3%	0.7×	46.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	158	5.7%	0.7×	53.8%
Wales	84	3.0%	0.6×	47.6%
West Midlands	274	9.9%	1.0×	58.4%
East Midlands	146	5.3%	0.8×	50.0%
East of England	334	12.1%	1.2×	54.8%
London	464	16.8%	1.8×	57.8%
South East	654	23.6%	1.5×	52.8%
South West	335	12.1%	1.2×	42.4%

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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 MatrixCars the same age

Lights and electrics18.3%20.8%
Suspension17.5%17.2%
Body and structure14.1%8.2%
Brakes13.5%11.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)10.0%6.9%
Tyres9.0%6.8%
Seat belts and airbags6.1%2.5%
Steering4.9%3.7%
Emissions and leaks4.0%6.4%

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

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

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

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	10.8%	3.1%	3.5×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	6.0%	3.0%	2.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	5.4%	3.7%	1.5×	0.0%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and airbags	4.7%	1.1%	4.3×	0.0%
Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened Suspension	4.7%	0.3%	16×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	4.3%	2.7%	1.6×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	3.7%	1.7%	2.2×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.5%	5.7%	0.6×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.4%	2.7%	1.3×	100.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	3.0%	1.6%	1.9×	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	23.5%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	22.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	12.6%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	12.3%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	9.4%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	9.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	7.6%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	7.4%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	6.9%
Headlamp: has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output	6.6%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	2,578	52.5%
Diesel	189	46.6%

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

MOT results for every model