Hyundai Amica
Registered from 2000 to 2008.
About this model
The Hyundai Atos is a city car that was produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai from 1997 until 2014. It was also marketed under the Atoz, Amica and Santro model names. From 1999, the Atos with a different rear fascia and restyled rear side doors is marketed as the Atos Prime and in South Korea and Indonesia as the Kia Visto. It has been available only with a five-door hatchback body style.
From the Wikipedia article Hyundai Atos, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 1.1 petrol. 759 of 3,040 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 60% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 35% | 262 |
| Lights and electrics | 32% | 243 |
| Brakes | 31% | 238 |
| Tyres and wheels | 29% | 219 |
| Body and structure | 23% | 171 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 21% | 157 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 35% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Brakes — 31% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 29% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Exhaust and emissions — 21% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 32% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 23% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 32% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 10% | 12% | 108 | |
| 20–40k miles | 20% | 16% | 651 | |
| 40–60k miles | 24% | 21% | 932 | |
| 60–80k miles | 28% | 24% | 737 | |
| 80–100k miles | 31% | 27% | 412 | |
| 100–120k miles | 35% | 29% | 145 | |
| 120–140k miles | 32% | 30% | 44 |
3,029 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.