Does the Hyundai i20 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Hyundai i20 records 6.37 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.58 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.21, 95% interval −2.28 to −2.14). It ranks 525 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai i20 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 16,066 times in 2019–2024.

Hyundai i20: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	16,066	2.28
A tyre seriously damaged	15,991	2.27
A tyre cords visible or damaged	6,363	0.90
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	1,959	0.28
Tyre obviously under inflated	1,424	0.20

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 703,839 (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 i20 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

8.0% of Hyundai i20 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,588 miles later (125,826 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 125,826 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Hyundai i20 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Hyundai i20 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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