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Hyundai ix20 2015: MOT failure rate for its age

18.4% of 19,730 MOT tests of the Hyundai ix20 first registered in 2015 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 88.3 (95% CI 85.4–91.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2015 Hyundai ix20 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Hyundai ix20 built in 2015 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time18.4%all ages tested2019–202419730
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 85.4–91.1)88.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202419730
Rank among this model's 11 build years5of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202419730
Tested in 20243277testsmedian 44,608 miles20243277
line · Hyundai ix20 built 2015 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2015 15.3% vs model normal 14.7% at age 4 · 2019–2024
Built 2015 against Hyundai ix20 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 4: 15.3% vs 14.7%; age 5: 15.6% vs 14.2%; age 6: 15.8% vs 17%; age 7: 17.2% vs 21.2%; age 8: 21.3% vs 26.4%; age 9: 25.1% vs 31.5%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2015 Hyundai ix20 by registration · All Hyundai ix20 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 2015 Hyundai ix20 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9 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 ix20 built 2015: 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)
43,34015.314.1–16.614.7104.4
53,26615.614.4–16.914.2109.8
63,28415.814.6–17.11792.8
73,28217.216–18.621.281.2
83,28121.319.9–22.726.480.8
93,27725.123.6–26.631.579.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,730 (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 2015 Hyundai ix20?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2015 is brakes: 8.5 items per 100 first tests, against 14.1 across all build years of the Hyundai ix20. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai ix20 built 2015 against the Hyundai ix20 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2015, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Brakes8.514.11,678
Visibility6.16.41,206
Tyres5.45.51,075
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.711921
Suspension1.47.2268

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,730 (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 2015 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Hyundai ix20, 2015 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 101.7. 2016: index 92.6.

Hyundai ix20 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201098.291.0–105.4no different (rough estimate)1,844
2011101.799.5–103.9no different22,088
2012112.5110.1–115.0worse21,512
2013112.5109.8–115.2worse20,481
2014101.799.0–104.5no different20,865
201588.385.4–91.1better19,730
201692.689.6–95.7better22,165
201787.083.7–90.4better20,773
201879.574.4–84.7better8,763
201987.479.5–95.2better4,635
202086.651.2–121.9no different (rough estimate)245

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 163,101 (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 ix20 2015 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-ix20/2015/

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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