Hyundai I10: which years to avoid

Based on 236,675 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

No model year stands out as one to avoid. Every year sits within 15% of the failure rate for cars of the same age. The 2020 is the strongest, failing 21% less often than average.

Found a Hyundai I10 you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every I10 model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Hyundai I10
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2008	5,032	35.2%	about average
2009	20,046	29.8%	about average
2010	19,663	27.5%	15% better
2011	17,654	25.3%	16% better
2012	20,650	26.2%	about average
2013	20,896	24.2%	about average
2014	23,201	19.6%	about average
2015	22,432	16.1%	18% better
2016	22,173	14.0%	17% better
2017	23,800	12.0%	16% better
2018	21,246	10.4%	about average
2019	18,287	9.6%	about average
2020	1,595	7.3%	21% better

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Hyundai I10, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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