Hyundai IX35 MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Hyundai IX35 took 52,997 MOT tests in Britain and passed 68% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 52,997
- First-time pass rate
- 68%
- All cars
- 71%
What the IX35 fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Brakes12.8% (all cars 6.8%)
- Lights and electrics10.9% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension8.1% (all cars 9.0%)
- Tyres7.9% (all cars 6.4%)
- Visibility4.5% (all cars 4.8%)
- Steering3.7% (all cars 1.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.0% (all cars 3.1%)
- Body and structure0.8% (all cars 3.5%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 4.0%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 3.6%
- Position lamp: not working 3.6%
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 3.5%
- Service brake performance: excessively binding 2.8%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 2.5%
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 2.1%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 2.0%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 21.0%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 13.5%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 13.5%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 9.7%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 4.8%
- Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 4.4%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.2%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.5%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,946 | 59% |
| 2011 | 5,304 | 58% |
| 2012 | 8,485 | 61% |
| 2013 | 10,634 | 63% |
| 2014 | 13,486 | 73% |
| 2015 | 11,815 | 76% |
| 2016 | 327 | 81% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 7 years | 54,148 miles |
| 8 years | 66,789 miles |
| 9 years | 75,295 miles |
| 10 years | 82,211 miles |
| 11 years | 88,348 miles |
| 12 years | 97,810 miles |
| 13 years | 102,767 miles |
Check a particular IX35
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
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- Hyundai Getz
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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.