Does the Hyundai Kona fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Hyundai Kona records 0.21 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.46 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.25, 95% interval −0.29 to −0.21). It ranks 299 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Hyundai Kona by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai Kona is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 105 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 105 | 0.10 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 32 | 0.03 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 100,035 (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
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