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Hyundai i800 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

42.9% of 6,126 MOT tests of the Hyundai i800 first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.1 (95% CI 97.2–104.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Hyundai i800 built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time42.9%all ages tested2019–20246126
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.2–104.9)101.1index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20246126
Rank among this model's 12 build years6of 121 = fails least for its age2019–20246126
Tested in 2024938testsmedian 110,653 miles2024938
line · Hyundai i800 built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 40.6% vs model normal 41.7% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Hyundai i800 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 40.6% vs 41.7%; age 8: 42.1% vs 41.6%; age 9: 41.4% vs 41.9%; age 10: 43.9% vs 44%; age 11: 43.8% vs 41.8%; age 12: 45.9% vs 43.7%. 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 2012 Hyundai i800 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 i800 built 2012: 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)
71,15040.637.8–43.541.797.5
81,01942.139.1–45.241.6101.3
91,02741.438.4–44.441.998.7
101,00843.940.9–474499.8
1198443.840.7–46.941.8104.8
1293845.942.8–49.143.7105

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,126 (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 2012 Hyundai i800?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is brakes: 38.6 items per 100 first tests, against 25.1 across all build years of the Hyundai i800. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai i800 built 2012 against the Hyundai i800 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Brakes38.625.12,364
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment36.129.12,212
Suspension12.97.3791
Visibility1210.1737
Tyres98.2552

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,126 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Hyundai i800, 2012 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 97.0. 2013: index 84.0.

Hyundai i800 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2008108.095.9–120.0no different (rough estimate)635
2009104.895.3–114.3no different (rough estimate)996
2010103.397.9–108.8no different (rough estimate)3,059
201197.092.1–102.0no different (rough estimate)3,501
2012101.197.2–104.9no different6,126
201384.076.1–91.9better (rough estimate)1,264
201492.582.7–102.4no different (rough estimate)936
2015101.590.8–112.3no different (rough estimate)926
2016107.9103.6–112.3worse6,264
201794.890.9–98.7better7,163
2018104.198.9–109.2no different4,745
201999.794.9–104.5no different5,439

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 41,054 (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 i800 2012 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-i800/2012/

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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