Does the Hyundai Veloster fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Hyundai Veloster records 1.67 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.78 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.11, 95% interval −1.38 to −0.85). It ranks 457 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Hyundai Veloster by registration

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai Veloster is “Emissions levels exceed default limits”, recorded 61 times in 2019–2024.

Hyundai Veloster: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Emissions levels exceed default limits	61	0.39
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer	54	0.35
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction	53	0.34
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits	52	0.33

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 15,604 (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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