Hyundai I800

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2019 2.5 diesel. 339 of 2,138 tests failed, 16%.

Better than 4% of 2019 cars. The typical one fails 9%, across 908 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
• Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
• The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
• A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
• Headlamp aim unable to be tested
• Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

Where it stands out against its peers

• Lights and electrics: failed more often than 99% of 2019 cars — 62% of its 339 failed tests, where an ordinary 2019 car has 13%.

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.

• Tyres and wheels — 27% of its failures
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre seriously damaged
• Brakes — 25% of its failures
  • A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
• Exhaust and emissions — 6% of its failures
• Lights and electrics — 62% of its failures
  • A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• Visibility — 25% of its failures
  • Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

When it starts failing

At 80–100k miles this one fails 18% of its inspections, against the 14% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

2,103 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.

Specification