Hyundai IX35
Registered from 2009 to 2016.
About this model
The Hyundai ix35 is a compact SUV produced by Beijing Hyundai while the predecessing Hyundai Tucson was sold in China alongside as a cheaper alternative next to the Hyundai ix35. The ix35 name was introduced by Hyundai in 2009 with the launch of the second generation Tucson crossover, but only outside South Korea and North America. From 2015, with the introduction of the third generation model, the model was again sold as the Tucson. In China, Beijing Hyundai kept the ix35 as an independent model, due to its high demand. As a result, the Tucson and ix35 crossovers were sold alongside in the same market.
From the Wikipedia article Hyundai ix35 (China), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2014 1.7 diesel. 2,295 of 11,555 tests failed, 20%.
Better than 35% of 2014 cars. The typical one fails 17%, across 870 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 55% | 1,272 |
| Tyres and wheels | 33% | 757 |
| Lights and electrics | 20% | 448 |
| Suspension | 13% | 296 |
| Steering | 12% | 264 |
| Visibility | 11% | 258 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 97% of 2014 cars — 55% of its 2,295 failed tests, where an ordinary 2014 car has 25%.
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.
- Brakes — 55% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Tyres and wheels — 33% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Suspension — 13% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Steering — 12% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 11% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 26% of its inspections, against the 23% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 10% | 11% | 398 | |
| 40–60k miles | 14% | 15% | 2,050 | |
| 60–80k miles | 19% | 19% | 4,060 | |
| 80–100k miles | 22% | 21% | 3,071 | |
| 100–120k miles | 25% | 23% | 1,288 | |
| 120–140k miles | 27% | 23% | 500 | |
| 140–160k miles | 26% | 23% | 123 |
11,490 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.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.7 diesel · 114 hp · 1528 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 5.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.7 diesel · 114 hp · 1544 kg · 2637 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.7 diesel · 114 hp · 1518 kg · 2639 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.7 diesel · 114 hp · 1524 kg · 2636 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.7 diesel · 114 hp · 1508 kg · 2494 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 2.0 diesel · 1660 kg · 2627 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/01593/22
The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) modules can develop an internal electrical short circuit, which may increase the risk of fire in the engine compartment. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/03122/24
Vehicles may develop an electrical short in the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module, increasing the risk of an engine compartment fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
SR/00813/25
Vehicles may develop an electrical short in the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module, increasing the risk of an engine compartment fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
SR/01452/25
Due to several factors, brake fluid can enter the Hybrid Electronic Control Unit / Electronic Stability Control (HECU/ESC) and cause a short circuit. This creates a risk of the vehicle catching fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users