Hyundai Getz
Registered from 2002 to 2009.
About this model
The Hyundai Getz is a supermini manufactured and marketed by Hyundai from 2002 to 2011 in three- and five-door hatchback body styles over a single generation — and marketed globally except in the United States, Canada and China.
From the Wikipedia article Hyundai Getz, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 1.4 petrol. 718 of 3,087 tests failed, 23%.
Better than 68% 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 | 50% | 359 |
| Lights and electrics | 34% | 245 |
| Brakes | 29% | 206 |
| Tyres and wheels | 24% | 173 |
| Visibility | 22% | 158 |
| Body and structure | 13% | 90 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- 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
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 91% of 2007 cars — 22% of its 718 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 9%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 24% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 34% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 22% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Body and structure — 13% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 29% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 12% | 12% | 41 | |
| 20–40k miles | 16% | 16% | 292 | |
| 40–60k miles | 19% | 21% | 703 | |
| 60–80k miles | 24% | 24% | 768 | |
| 80–100k miles | 26% | 27% | 620 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 29% | 409 | |
| 120–140k miles | 27% | 30% | 162 | |
| 140–160k miles | 29% | 30% | 65 |
3,060 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.