HyundaiVeloster MOT results

In 2025, 60.9% of Hyundai Veloster MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 64.4% for cars of the same age. 10.1% had at least one dangerous defect (9.0% for cars the same age). The typical Hyundai Veloster tested was 12 years old with 78,000 miles. Based on 2,431 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 60.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 64.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.7%passed after repair
Failed: 34.4%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.1%same age 9.0%
Typical mileage: 78,000at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Hyundai VelosterAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2014	136	69.9%	68.5%
2013	829	59.7%	65.6%
2012	1,421	60.7%	63.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Hyundai VelosterAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	12	75.0%	79.1%	33,800
10-14 years	2,419	60.9%	65.7%	78,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Hyundai Veloster 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	121	5.0%	1.6×	72.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	59	2.4%	1.4×	74.6%
BS Bristol	South West	58	2.4%	1.4×	48.3%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	57	2.3%	1.0×	68.4%
M Manchester	North West	55	2.3%	1.5×	58.2%
CF Cardiff	Wales	51	2.1%	1.3×	49.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	49	2.0%	1.1×	67.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	48	2.0%	1.4×	62.5%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	41	1.7%	1.1×	70.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	41	1.7%	1.2×	56.1%
PE Peterborough	East of England	40	1.6%	0.9×	75.0%
G Glasgow	Scotland	39	1.6%	1.0×	51.3%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	39	1.6%	2.2×	43.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	38	1.6%	1.2×	57.9%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	38	1.6%	1.2×	63.2%
ME Rochester	South East	37	1.5%	1.4×	67.6%
CH Chester	North West	34	1.4%	1.3×	61.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	1.4%	1.2×	76.5%
SO Southampton	South East	34	1.4%	1.1×	50.0%
NP Newport	Wales	33	1.4%	1.5×	54.5%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	32	1.3%	1.2×	56.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	31	1.3%	0.8×	61.3%
BN Brighton	South East	29	1.2%	1.0×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	28	1.2%	0.9×	–
IP Ipswich	East of England	28	1.2%	1.0×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	27	1.1%	0.9×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	27	1.1%	2.2×	–
RG Reading	South East	27	1.1%	0.7×	–
WA Warrington	North West	26	1.1%	1.0×	–
SK Stockport	North West	25	1.0%	1.0×	–
SN Swindon	South West	25	1.0%	1.2×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	25	1.0%	1.5×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	24	1.0%	2.3×	–
TN Tonbridge	South East	24	1.0%	0.7×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	23	0.9%	1.4×	–
GU Guildford	South East	23	0.9%	0.7×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	23	0.9%	1.0×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	23	0.9%	0.8×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	22	0.9%	1.0×	–
TW Twickenham	London	22	0.9%	1.2×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	21	0.9%	0.9×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	21	0.9%	1.5×	–
LU Luton	East of England	21	0.9%	1.3×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	21	0.9%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	21	0.9%	1.9×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	21	0.9%	0.8×	–
TS Teesside	North East	21	0.9%	0.9×	–
OX Oxford	South East	20	0.8%	0.7×	–
SL Slough	South East	20	0.8%	1.2×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	19	0.8%	1.0×	–
CW Crewe	North West	19	0.8%	1.3×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	19	0.8%	1.1×	–
SE London SE	London	19	0.8%	1.0×	–
BA Bath	South West	18	0.7%	0.9×	–
CR Croydon	London	18	0.7%	1.1×	–
EN Enfield	London	18	0.7%	1.3×	–
PR Preston	North West	18	0.7%	0.8×	–
BL Bolton	North West	17	0.7%	0.9×	–
GL Gloucester	South West	17	0.7%	0.6×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	17	0.7%	1.3×	–
L Liverpool	North West	17	0.7%	0.6×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	17	0.7%	1.0×	–
UB Southall	London	17	0.7%	1.1×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	17	0.7%	0.8×	–
EX Exeter	South West	16	0.7%	0.6×	–
HA Harrow	London	16	0.7%	1.1×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	16	0.7%	0.8×	–
MK Milton Keynes	South East	16	0.7%	0.6×	–
OL Oldham	North West	16	0.7%	1.0×	–
TA Taunton	South West	16	0.7%	1.0×	–
BH Bournemouth	South West	15	0.6%	0.6×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	15	0.6%	0.8×	–
N London N	London	15	0.6%	0.9×	–
NW London NW	London	15	0.6%	0.9×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	15	0.6%	0.7×	–
WN Wigan	North West	15	0.6%	1.3×	–
DA Dartford	South East	14	0.6%	0.8×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	14	0.6%	1.4×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	14	0.6%	1.1×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.6%	0.6×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	13	0.5%	1.3×	–
RH Redhill	South East	13	0.5%	0.5×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	12	0.5%	0.7×	–
DH Durham	North East	12	0.5%	1.0×	–
E London E	London	12	0.5%	0.6×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	12	0.5%	0.9×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	12	0.5%	0.8×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	11	0.5%	0.6×	–
RM Romford	London	11	0.5%	0.6×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	11	0.5%	0.7×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	10	0.4%	0.7×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.4%	1.7×	–
IG Ilford	London	10	0.4%	0.9×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	9	0.4%	0.7×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	9	0.4%	1.1×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	8	0.3%	0.8×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	8	0.3%	0.8×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	8	0.3%	0.8×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	8	0.3%	0.9×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.3%	0.3×	–
DL Darlington	North East	7	0.3%	0.5×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	7	0.3%	0.8×	–
SW London SW	London	7	0.3%	0.7×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	6	0.2%	0.5×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	5	0.2%	0.9×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.2%	0.5×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.2%	0.7×	–
BR Bromley	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TR Truro	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WD Watford	East of England	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	222	9.1%	1.2×	54.1%
North East	80	3.3%	0.8×	50.0%
North West	299	12.3%	1.1×	60.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	206	8.5%	0.9×	60.7%
Wales	132	5.4%	1.1×	47.0%
West Midlands	319	13.1%	1.3×	65.8%
East Midlands	196	8.1%	1.2×	64.8%
East of England	211	8.7%	0.9×	64.0%
London	207	8.5%	0.9×	72.5%
South East	341	14.0%	0.9×	61.3%
South West	218	9.0%	0.9×	56.0%

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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 VelosterCars the same age

Brakes14.8%7.9%
Suspension12.4%13.6%
Lights and electrics10.5%14.9%
Steering10.4%2.9%
Tyres9.0%7.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.5%4.8%
Emissions and leaks2.6%3.7%
Seat belts and airbags2.5%1.1%
Body and structure1.5%4.3%

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 Veloster tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	8.4%	1.9%	4.4×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	6.4%	1.4%	4.6×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.4%	4.0%	1.1×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	4.1%	2.0%	2.1×	0.0%
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side Brakes	3.6%	0.7%	5.1×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.0%	1.7%	1.8×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.8%	2.7%	1.0×	100.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.2%	2.1%	1.0×	100.0%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and airbags	2.2%	0.6%	3.7×	0.0%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres	2.2%	0.2%	11×	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	16.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.6%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	10.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.1%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.3%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play	6.6%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.4%
Coil spring: corroded	4.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	4.2%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	4.2%

MOT results for every model