Hyundai Amica 2007: MOT failure rate for its age

38.1% of 16,330 MOT tests of the Hyundai Amica first registered in 2007 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.4 (95% CI 95.0–99.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Hyundai Amica built in 2007 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	38.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	16330
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.0–99.8)	97.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	16330
Rank among this model's 6 build years	2	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	16330
Tested in 2024	2085	tests	median 56,240 miles	2024	2085

Built 2007 against Hyundai Amica normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 12: 36.6% vs 40.2%; age 13: 36.2% vs 38%; age 14: 37% vs 38.3%; age 15: 38.3% vs 37.4%; age 16: 41.3% vs 40.1%; age 17: 41.2% vs 41.6%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2007 Hyundai Amica by registration · All Hyundai Amica MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2007 Hyundai Amica fail at each age?

Cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Hyundai Amica built 2007: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
12	3,418	36.6	35–38.3	40.2	91.1
13	3,026	36.2	34.5–37.9	38	95.2
14	2,808	37	35.3–38.8	38.3	96.8
15	2,587	38.3	36.4–40.2	37.4	102.3
16	2,406	41.3	39.4–43.3	40.1	103.1
17	2,085	41.2	39.1–43.3	41.6	99

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,330 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2007 Hyundai Amica?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2007 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 21.1 items per 100 first tests, against 29.8 across all build years of the Hyundai Amica. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai Amica built 2007 against the Hyundai Amica in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2007, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	21.1	29.8	3,438
Brakes	15.6	21.1	2,552
Suspension	13	16.7	2,126
Tyres	12.8	13.6	2,087
Visibility	10.2	11.2	1,666

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,330 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2007 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Hyundai Amica, 2007 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2006: index 99.5. 2008: index 100.5.

Hyundai Amica build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	103.8	98.6–109.0	no different (rough estimate)	2,807
2001	98.5	93.9–103.0	no different (rough estimate)	3,583
2002	96.5	92.2–100.7	no different (rough estimate)	4,279
2006	99.5	97.0–102.1	no different	14,739
2007	97.4	95.0–99.8	better	16,330
2008	100.5	96.6–104.3	no different	6,778

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 48,516 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Hyundai Amica 2007 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/hyundai-amica/2007/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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