Hyundai Kona 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

9.4% of 2,082 MOT tests of the Hyundai Kona first registered in 2017 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 79.6 (95% CI 68.4–90.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2017 Hyundai Kona fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Hyundai Kona built in 2017 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	9.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2082
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 68.4–90.7)	79.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2082
Rank among this model's 4 build years	1	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2082
Tested in 2024	417	tests	median 41,943 miles	2024	417

Built 2017 against Hyundai Kona normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 5.1% vs 10.9%; age 4: 8.3% vs 11.7%; age 5: 9.9% vs 12.3%; age 6: 11.5% vs 12.5%; age 7: 12% vs 11.6%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2017 Hyundai Kona by registration · All Hyundai Kona 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 2017 Hyundai Kona fail at each age?

Cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7 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 Kona built 2017: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	412 (rough estimate)	5.1	3.4–7.7	10.9	46.9
4	421 (rough estimate)	8.3	6–11.3	11.7	71.3
5	413 (rough estimate)	9.9	7.4–13.2	12.3	80.9
6	419 (rough estimate)	11.5	8.8–14.9	12.5	91.9
7	417 (rough estimate)	12	9.2–15.5	11.6	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,082 (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 2017 Hyundai Kona?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2017 is visibility: 5.3 items per 100 first tests, against 5.5 across all build years of the Hyundai Kona. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai Kona built 2017 against the Hyundai Kona in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2017, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	5.3	5.5	110
Tyres	3.6	5.5	76
Brakes	3.3	2.2	69

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,083 (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 2017 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Hyundai Kona, 2017 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2018: index 95.4.

Hyundai Kona build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2017	79.6	68.4–90.7	better (rough estimate)	2,082
2018	95.4	91.9–98.8	better	26,867
2019	98.3	94.7–101.8	no different	26,828
2020	106.4	102.4–110.3	worse	23,865

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 79,642 (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 Kona 2017 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-kona/2017/

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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