Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Hyundai Getz 2008: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 55 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2008 Hyundai Getz were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Individual sidelight or tail light (front).

Summary

The 2008 Hyundai Getz follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 3,375 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
55 in every 100
Did not pass first time
45 in every 1001,532 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
17 yearsabout 74,989 miles
First tests counted
3,375

What failed most often

  1. Individual sidelight or tail light (front)15 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Drive shaft joints and boots (front)11 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front)11 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2008 Hyundai Getz vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Suspension

Four faults. The strongest is the suspension sub-frame (front): 3.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 1,531 of 1,532 failed first attempts (99.9%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Suspension sub-frame (front)

Failed on 35 first tests3.3 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A suspension sub-frame insecurely attached to the chassis or axle is Major, and Dangerous when it is insecure and impairing directional stability. A sub-frame that is missing, likely to become detached, fractured or likely to fail is also Dangerous. Excessive damage or corrosion that seriously weakens it is Major.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 158 first tests, 2.5 times as often as on similar cars.

Shock absorbers (rear)

Failed on 121 first tests3.3 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Slight seepage that leaves a film of fluid on a shock absorber does not fail it. Severe leakage, or damage so that it does not function, is Major. A shock absorber missing or likely to become detached is graded Dangerous, though a missing one is only rejected if shock absorbers were fitted as standard.

Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover (front)

Failed on 79 first tests3.2 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A missing anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover is Major, and so is one that no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. A cover that is only severely deteriorated is Minor. DVSA uses one wording for the dust cover on any suspension joint.

Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front)

Failed on 166 first tests2.7 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A suspension joint dust cover that is severely deteriorated is Minor. It becomes Major once it is missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, so what matters is whether it still keeps dirt out. DVSA words this for any suspension joint dust cover, and files it here under anti-roll bars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Body and structure

One fault: exhaust system (front), 3.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Exhaust system (front)

Failed on 49 first tests3.2 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board are graded Dangerous, and so is a silencer likely to become detached. Fumes entering the cabin are Major. One or more missing or defective mountings does not necessarily make the exhaust insecure, since testers assess the overall security of the system.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 70 first tests, 2.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Brakes

One fault: rigid brake pipes (rear), 2.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Rigid brake pipes (rear)

Failed on 81 first tests2.2 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Chafing, corrosion or damage to a rigid brake pipe justifies rejection once its wall thickness is reduced by a set amount, although DVSA accepts this is not easy to determine. If a tester is not sure, the benefit of the doubt applies. A leaking pipe or connection is graded Dangerous on a hydraulic system and Major on an air system.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 237 first tests, 2.5 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail. Advisories for the faults above are shown with those faults.

Power steering pipes and hoses

Noted on 25 first tests3.9 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Suspension arm (front)

Noted on 95 first tests3.0 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Brake light

Noted on 25 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Number plates (front)

Noted on 121 first tests2.2 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
55in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
10in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
35in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 54.6% of 3,375 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 65.0%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 10 fixed and the 35 not fixed make the 45 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

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Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 57 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
200349 in every 1001,001
200450 in every 1001,973
200550 in every 1002,377
200654 in every 1002,983
200754 in every 1003,721
2008 This car55 in every 1003,375

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage matters most on a 2008 Getz.

Of 2008 Getz vehicles with under 48,000 miles, 69 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 103,000 miles or more, 47 in every 100 did.

Under 48,000665 tests
69
48,000–67,000690 tests
60
67,000–83,000 Typical car654 tests
51
83,000–103,000688 tests
46
103,000 and over676 tests
47

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

Under 48,00067,000–83,000103,000 and over
Individual sidelight or tail light (front)2.48.39.8
Drive shaft joints and boots (front)2.37.64.0
Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front)2.15.76.4
Brake light3.84.76.1
Shock absorbers (rear)0.54.06.5

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

When a car fails

23in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

51in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

10in every 100

of all first tests had a defect the tester marked dangerous (unsafe to drive away).

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

The 2008 Hyundai Getz follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Individual sidelight or tail light (front), about 15 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 54.6% of 3,375 first MOTs on the 2008 Hyundai Getz passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 65.0%. Among 1,532 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Suspension sub-frame (front) appears more often than on similar cars (2.3% of those tests; 35 observed failures; about 3.3× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2008 Hyundai Getz at the first attempt were Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (15.2%), Drive shaft joints and boots (front) (10.9%) and Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) (10.8%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Suspension sub-frame (front) (2.3% of those tests; 35 observed failures; about 3.3× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Suspension sub-frame (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (2.3% of those tests; 35 observed failures; about 3.3× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2008 Hyundai Getz include Suspension sub-frame (front), Shock absorbers (rear), Exhaust system (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2008 Hyundai Getz (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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