Hyundai I20: which years to avoid

Based on 124,535 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 48% less often than average.

Found a Hyundai I20 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 I20 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 I20
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2009	9,910	30.1%	about average
2010	10,160	29.9%	about average
2011	10,033	30.6%	about average
2012	9,891	29.5%	about average
2013	12,775	26.6%	about average
2014	13,218	20.1%	about average
2015	12,892	14.3%	27% better
2016	13,821	12.4%	27% better
2017	11,725	10.8%	25% better
2018	8,728	8.1%	33% better
2019	7,454	6.6%	36% better
2020	3,928	4.8%	48% better

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Hyundai I20, 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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