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Veloster: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass
Across 3,394 MOT tests, the Veloster returns 70.3% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a worn steering ball joint. Tyre tread under the limit and a weak handbrake round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 70,670, 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.
Top ten reasons for rejection.
- 01
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
239 occurrences · 7.0% of tests
- 02
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
142 occurrences · 4.2% of tests
- 03
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
129 occurrences · 3.8% of tests
- 04
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
102 occurrences · 3.0% of tests
- 05
A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
99 occurrences · 2.9% of tests
- 06
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
91 occurrences · 2.7% of tests
- 07
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
83 occurrences · 2.4% of tests
- 08
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated
83 occurrences · 2.4% of tests
- 09
Parking brake inoperative on one side
82 occurrences · 2.4% of tests
- 10
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
80 occurrences · 2.4% 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 4 failures
£228–£610
If every one of this Veloster'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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Tools that pre-empt a retest.
Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.
Item 01 · Amazon UK
Digital tyre-tread depth gauge
Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.
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Item 02 · Amazon UK
H7 / W21W bulb pack
A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.
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Buying or keeping a Veloster?
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 a Veloster 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.