Hyundai i20 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

35.4% of 61,679 MOT tests of the Hyundai i20 first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.7 (95% CI 103.3–106.1; 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 i20 built in 2011 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	35.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	61679
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.3–106.1)	104.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	61679
Rank among this model's 13 build years	11	of 13	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	61679
Tested in 2024	9668	tests	median 77,427 miles	2024	9668

Built 2011 against Hyundai i20 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 30% vs 27.7%; age 9: 32.7% vs 30%; age 10: 34.8% vs 34.6%; age 11: 36.3% vs 35.4%; age 12: 38.6% vs 37.5%; age 13: 41% vs 38.6%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2011 Hyundai i20 by registration · All Hyundai i20 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 2011 Hyundai i20 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 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 i20 built 2011: 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)
8	10,880	30	29.1–30.8	27.7	108.3
9	10,425	32.7	31.8–33.6	30	109
10	10,369	34.8	33.8–35.7	34.6	100.5
11	10,303	36.3	35.4–37.2	35.4	102.4
12	10,034	38.6	37.6–39.5	37.5	102.8
13	9,668	41	40–41.9	38.6	106.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 61,679 (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 2011 Hyundai i20?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is brakes: 25.7 items per 100 first tests, against 12.2 across all build years of the Hyundai i20. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai i20 built 2011 against the Hyundai i20 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2011, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	25.7	12.2	15,870
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	22.6	13.7	13,956
Suspension	18.4	9.4	11,325
Visibility	10.3	8.3	6,342
Tyres	7.9	6.4	4,899

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 61,679 (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 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Hyundai i20, 2011 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 98.7. 2012: index 115.0.

Hyundai i20 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2008	85.3	73.3–97.2	better (rough estimate)	578
2009	99.6	98.3–100.8	no different	63,000
2010	98.7	97.4–100.0	no different	63,579
2011	104.7	103.3–106.1	worse	61,679
2012	115.0	113.4–116.5	worse	60,416
2013	115.2	113.8–116.7	worse	77,588
2014	102.1	100.7–103.6	worse	80,102
2015	83.3	81.9–84.8	better	77,906
2016	85.9	84.3–87.4	better	83,405
2017	91.4	89.4–93.4	better	61,624
2018	91.9	89.2–94.7	better	35,026
2019	90.3	86.6–94.0	better	22,398
2020	98.7	92.0–105.4	no different	8,504

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 695,805 (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 i20 2011 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-i20/2011/

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.

Hyundai i20 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2011 Hyundai i20 fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2011 Hyundai i20?

How does 2011 compare with the years around it?

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