Hyundai I40 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Hyundai

Model: I40

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 139,510 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

78.2%

Share of this model's 139,510 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

109,849

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

113,846

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

10.4

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

18,527

18,527 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

139,510

139,510 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

18,527On the road

Insight summary

Hyundai I40 is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 18,527 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 78.2% from 139,510 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 48. The current pool shows an average of 109,849 miles and an average age of 10.4 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 113,846 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are track rod ends, windscreen damage and lighting. The practical read is that the Hyundai I40 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	18,278
PETROL	248
ELECTRIC DIESEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1,653
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,612
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,348
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1,318
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,280
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	1,230
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,212
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1,119
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	998
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	957
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	922
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	879
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	861
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	861
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	806
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	770
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	769
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	759
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	736
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	687
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	674
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	627
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	591
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	564
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	564

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 23,797 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

1,653

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,612

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,348

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

1,318

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,280

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

1,230

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,212

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

1,119

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

998

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

957

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

922

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

879

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

861

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

861

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

806

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

770

Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

769

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

759

Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

736

Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

687

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

674

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

627

Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

591

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

564

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

564

Hyundai I40 reliability and MOT data