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Hyundai i30 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

44.0% of 68,362 MOT tests of the Hyundai i30 first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.8 (95% CI 102.6–104.9; 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 i30 built in 2010 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time44.0%all ages tested2019–202468362
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.6–104.9)103.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202468362
Rank among this model's 14 build years11of 141 = fails least for its age2019–202468362
Tested in 202410241testsmedian 92,372 miles202410241
line · Hyundai i30 built 2010 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2010 41.4% vs model normal 40.4% at age 9 · 2019–2024
Built 2010 against Hyundai i30 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 41.4% vs 40.4%; age 10: 42.7% vs 41%; age 11: 42.8% vs 42.3%; age 12: 44.1% vs 42.4%; age 13: 46.5% vs 44.1%; age 14: 47.3% vs 44.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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

How does the 2010 Hyundai i30 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 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 i30 built 2010: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
912,40141.440.5–42.340.4102.3
1011,65942.741.8–43.641104
1111,70442.841.9–43.742.3101.3
1211,38444.143.2–4542.4104.2
1310,97346.545.6–47.444.1105.4
1410,24147.346.4–48.344.8105.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 68,362 (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 2010 Hyundai i30?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 32.2 items per 100 first tests, against 18 across all build years of the Hyundai i30. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai i30 built 2010 against the Hyundai i30 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2010, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment32.21822,018
Suspension30.812.921,057
Brakes2418.316,377
Tyres129.78,233
Visibility9.686,557

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 68,362 (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 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Hyundai i30, 2010 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 97.5. 2011: index 104.2.

Hyundai i30 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200799.195.6–102.7no different6,447
2008102.3100.2–104.5worse18,622
200997.596.3–98.7better60,243
2010103.8102.6–104.9worse68,362
2011104.2102.9–105.5worse58,125
2012105.0103.6–106.4worse55,352
2013106.0104.6–107.4worse65,134
2014100.899.3–102.3no different60,205
201596.895.5–98.2better83,667
2016100.899.0–102.6no different58,852
201781.879.6–83.9better36,528
201882.780.2–85.3better29,873
201982.178.0–86.2better12,537
2020101.491.6–111.3no different (rough estimate)3,118

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 617,065 (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 i30 2010 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-i30/2010/

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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