Reliability Report · European Market

Hyundai i20 Reliability

The Hyundai i20 (current generation) scores 76/100 on our composite reliability index — good territory — drawn from DVSA data.

Composite Score
76
/ 100
Good
Sources: DVSA · latest 2023
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2009–2020 · 2023 report · n=115938
115,938 UK MOT tests · overall 20.9% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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76
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 115,938 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 35 yrs
84
7.2% fail vs 10.9% fleet
19,330 tests
Age 69 yrs
78
15.3% fail vs 19.2% fleet
48,790 tests
Age 1014 yrs
70
32.2% fail vs 32.1% fleet
47,818 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Ball joint dust cover
7,733
28.7%
#2
Registration plate lamp(s)
5,316
19.7%
#3
Condition
5,101
19.0%
#4
Wipers
4,978
18.5%
#5
Position lamp
3,789
14.1%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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