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4,342 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where I10 Premium Mpis pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 9.3 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
86.8%
Pass-after-fix
3.5%
Fail
9.2%
Avg miles
18,690
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Petrol cars first registered from January 2006 meet Euro 4 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 4,342 tests
Pass rate drops 6.3 points across the cohorts — recent I10 Premium Mpi examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.
Pass
90.4%
Fail
6.3%
PRS
2.7%
Avg mileage at test
19,536 mi
Pass
84.1%
Fail
11.3%
PRS
4.0%
Avg mileage at test
18,070 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 1,299 MOT tests, the I10 Premium Mpi returns 88.5% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a defective wiper blade. Wipers that don't clear the screen and a seriously damaged tyre round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 14,647, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
A low-group car — among the cheapest to insure in the UK. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
122 occurrences · 2.8% of tests
Wiper blade defective
96 occurrences · 2.2% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
64 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
A tyre cords visible or damaged
63 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
35 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
30 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
23 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
21 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
20 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated
14 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures
£100–£185
If every one of this I10 Premium Mpi's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 6.3-point gap between bands means the year you buy Hyundai I10 Premium Mpi has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.
Best band to buy
90.4%
2018–2020 registration
the 2018–2020 band climbs to 90.4% — a 6.3-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: blade defective, has a cut in excess of the… — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.
Band to be cautious about
84.1%
2021+ registration
On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 84.1% pass rate against a fleet average of 90.4% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: does not clear the windscreen effectively, blade defective, and has ply or cords exposed. Average mileage on test for this band is 18,070 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (90.4% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (84.1% pass). That's a 6.3-point spread across 2,505 older tests and 1,837 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Digital tyre-tread depth gauge
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Owner reports · Honest John
Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.
What's good
A brilliant executed city car that offers superb value for money, the Hyundai i10 can easily mix it with the Toyota Aygo and Volkswagen Up.
Another rattle reported behind the dash of a 2019 Hyundai i10, probably for the same reason as the KIA Picanto (above).
Rattle in front passenger area of new KIA Picanto 1 spec, found to come from loose unused wiring connection block banging against a body part. Easily fixed by straightening and moving the wiring and block.
Report of 2014 Hyundai i10 1.2 shearing off its crankshaft pulley, throwing its alternator belt and losing most of its oil. Always dealer serviced. 75k miles and 2 months out of 5 year warranty. Dealer wants £1,000 to fix. Owener had car towed to his regular Hyundai dealer in Reading. They spoke to Hyundai who gave him 10%, and they added another 10% and replaced the pulley plus crankshaft oil seal, bolt and belt, so the bill was £383. Owner also spoke to the Hyundai dealer it got towed to in Slough who offered him the £90 inspection fee back. The bolt had sheared off the crankshaft sprocket that holds the pulley on and the belt fell off, similar to what used to happen to the previous generation i10.
Report of rusted rear brake discs on 2017 Hyundai i10.
Report of intermittent "disturbing noises" from engine of 2015 Hyundai i10 1.25 automatic when taking right hand bends. Owner left car with dealer for testing while on holiday and dealer found failed oil riser that meant the engine was not being lubricated correctly. New engine fitted under warranty.
Report of parking brake of October 2017 Hyundai i10 Premium SE failing after being parked on a slightly sloping drive. What happened was that the parking brake cable simply snapped under tension.
Report of leaking bulkhead seal of March 2018 Hyundai i10 Premium SE Auto. First noticed January 2019. Hyundai dealer took 20 days to repair it. Now leak has returned.
Report of 2016/66 Hyundai i10 needing new rear discs and pads at cost of £322 due to pitting with corrosion. Also a/c needs a re-gas.
Report of 13,000 mile 2015 Hyundai i10 1.2 Premium automatic slipping out of 4th gear at 2,000rpm. Dealer atttempted to re-set the sensor but problem still occurs. Does not happen at 2,500rpm where it settles into 4th.
Report of clutch failure on 2014 Hyundai i10 at 13,000 miles.
Report of surface rust on rear brake discs of 2016 Hyundai i10 found by the dealer during its 2nd service at just 5,000 miles. Dealer offered to clean them up for £287, which implies re-surfacing the discs on a special machine.
Report of a 2 year old Hyundai i10 needing replacement rear pads at 6,628 miles at a cost of £276.10 (pads or discs and pads?) and also needing the front brakes stripping and cleaning.
Source: honestjohn.co.uk · 25 reports indexed, top 12 shown
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own an I10 Premium Mpi and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.
