Does the Hyundai i30 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Hyundai i30 records 17.99 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.75 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.24, 95% interval +4.14 to +4.35). It ranks 164 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Hyundai i30 by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai i30 is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 19,329 times in 2019–2024.

Hyundai i30: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	19,329	3.12
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	17,963	2.90
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	14,466	2.33
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	13,634	2.20
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements	9,061	1.46

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 619,816 (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 i30 gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

25.9% of Hyundai i30 MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,582 miles later (12,221 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,221 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Hyundai i30 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

If a Hyundai i30 gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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