Hyundai I20 - 2012
265.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Hyundai I20, model year 2012.
Sample size: 9,708 cars, 22,536 tests and 59,859 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 9,708 cars
The 2012 Hyundai i20 has an overall defect rate of 266 per 100 cars, which is 8% higher than the average for vehicles of the same year. A notable trend shows that as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, particularly in the highest mileage category where the i20 records 435 defects per 100 cars. This model excels in steering and body structure defects, showing improvement rates of 42% and 31% compared to the average, respectively. However, it performs worse in brake defects, with a rate of nearly 160 defects per 100 cars, significantly higher than the average of 107.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 9,708 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 54.0% worse
159.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 44.7% better
7.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 13.0% worse
21.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 14.7% worse
71.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 7.7% better
225.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 35.9% better
16.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
Equipment
▼ 16.1% worse
7.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 8.9% better
21.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,810
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,302
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,263
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,074
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,533
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,426
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,233
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,155
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,810
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,733
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,810
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,019
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,012
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 731
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 584
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 511
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 465
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 417
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 378
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 374