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Does the Hyundai i10 fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The Hyundai i10 records 0.15 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.33 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.18, 95% interval −0.19 to −0.17). It ranks 563 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Hyundai i10 by registration

What exactly fails on vehicle identification?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai i10 is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 927 times in 2019–2024.

Hyundai i10: most frequent vehicle identification defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Number plate inscription missing or illegible9270.07
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements7420.06
Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off3110.02
Number plate showing an incorrect registration 570.00

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,333,364 (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 i10 gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?

2.8% of Hyundai i10 MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,319 miles later (16,083 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,083 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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