Hyundai i20: reliability by registration year
2009-2022 · 14 registration years · 128,070 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every i20 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,234 | 84.6% | 89.5% | Windscreen wipers (front) 29.6% |
| about 5 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2022 i20: Windscreen wipers (front) (29.6%) · Tyre condition (front) (15.5%) · Windscreen washers (5.6%) | ||||
| 2021 | 5,830 | 87.8% | 91.5% | Windscreen wipers (front) 20.7% |
| 2020 | 4,087 | 88.1% | 91.3% | Windscreen wipers (front) 14.2% |
| 2019 | 7,185 | 86.1% | 89.5% | Windscreen wipers (front) 11.2% |
| 2018 | 8,418 | 84.0% | 88.3% | Tyre condition (front) 8.7% |
| 2017 | 11,350 | 81.2% | 85.5% | Suspension arm ball joint dust cover (front) 11.4% |
| 2016 | 13,351 | 79.0% | 83.6% | Windscreen washers 8.9% |
| 2015 | 12,299 | 77.3% | 82.3% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 10.2% |
| about 4 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 i20: Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (10.2%) · Windscreen washers (8.8%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (7.0%) | ||||
| 2014 | 12,442 | 67.2% | 75.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.2% |
| 2013 | 11,739 | 59.7% | 69.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.6% |
| 2012 | 8,948 | 58.2% | 68.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 21.3% |
| 2011 | 8,716 | 59.0% | 68.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 23.3% |
| 2010 | 8,409 | 59.7% | 68.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.4% |
| 2009 | 8,062 | 56.5% | 67.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 21.6% |