Hyundai ACCENT - 2007
412.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Hyundai ACCENT, model year 2007.
Sample size: 215 cars, 477 tests and 1,968 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 215 cars
The 2007 Hyundai Accent has an overall defect rate of 413 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 17% higher than the average for its year, at 352 defects per 100. Notably, the Accent performs significantly better than average in categories such as Body/Structure and Equipment, with defect rates that are 48% lower than the average. However, it struggles particularly with brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, where its defect rates are substantially higher than the average. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with mileage, especially in the higher mileage ranges, suggesting a correlation between age and maintenance needs.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 215 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 74.0% worse
246.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 18.0% better
16.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 78.9% worse
47.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 36.5% worse
140.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.1% better
313.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 49.5% better
27.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
Equipment
▲ 49.5% better
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 36.9% better
27.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 155
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 151
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 149
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 117
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 109
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 78
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 69
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 62
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 60
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 54
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 11