Hyundai Veloster
Registered from 2010 to 2015.
About this model
The Hyundai Veloster is a compact car which was produced by Hyundai from 2011 until 2022. The car differs from most other hatchbacks with its asymmetrical door configuration, featuring one large door on the driver side and two smaller doors on the passenger side. This configuration is more common on commercial vehicles and minivans.
From the Wikipedia article Hyundai Veloster, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2012 1.6 petrol. 491 of 1,963 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 24% of 2012 cars. The typical one fails 21%, across 925 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 41% | 203 |
| Suspension | 33% | 161 |
| Steering | 28% | 136 |
| Tyres and wheels | 27% | 135 |
| Lights and electrics | 18% | 87 |
| Visibility | 14% | 68 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: failed more often than 94% of 2012 cars — 28% of its 491 failed tests, where an ordinary 2012 car has 5%.
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 — 41% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Suspension — 33% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Steering — 28% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Tyres and wheels — 27% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 18% of its failures
- Visibility — 14% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 32% of its inspections, against the 25% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 14% | 10% | 36 | |
| 20–40k miles | 14% | 13% | 186 | |
| 40–60k miles | 21% | 17% | 374 | |
| 60–80k miles | 25% | 21% | 607 | |
| 80–100k miles | 30% | 23% | 470 | |
| 100–120k miles | 33% | 25% | 188 | |
| 120–140k miles | 32% | 25% | 72 |
1,933 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 | 1.6 petrol · 171 hp · 1347 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.6 petrol · 163 hp · 1340 kg · 2653 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.6 petrol · 151 hp · 1311 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.6 petrol · 146 hp · 1303 kg · 2648 mm wheelbase · 6.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.6 petrol · 138 hp · 1283 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
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