Does the Hyundai Veloster fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Hyundai Veloster records 10.98 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.28 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.30, 95% interval −3.89 to −2.70). It ranks 465 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai Veloster is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 444 times in 2019–2024.

Hyundai Veloster: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	444	2.85
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	431	2.76
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	272	1.74
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	93	0.60
Headlamp aim unable to be tested	89	0.57

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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