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Does the Hyundai Amica fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Hyundai Amica records 13.59 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.49 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.10, 95% interval +2.78 to +3.43). It ranks 65 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Hyundai Amica by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai Amica is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 3,028 times in 2019–2024.

Hyundai Amica: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements3,0286.09
A tyre cords visible or damaged1,6283.28
A tyre seriously damaged1,3942.80
Tyre obviously under inflated2580.52
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes1560.31

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 49,705 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Hyundai Amica gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

12.6% of Hyundai Amica MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 3,230 miles later (10,301 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,301 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Other pages for this model

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