Hyundai MOT statistics

Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate

Age for age, the Getz failed its 2025 MOT first time 7% more often than the average car, placing it 179th of 252 in our most reliable used cars ranking. Across all 16,459 of its tests, 46.6% failed first time, counting those repaired during the test. That is also 18.9 points above the 27.7% average across all cars and light vans tested.

Clean first-time passes: 53.4%
Failed first time: 46.6%
Tests in 2025: 16,459

Fail rate by age

How the Getz holds up as it gets older, with the typical mileage on the clock at each test.

Age at test	Tests	Initial fail rate	Typical mileage
17 years	3,491	44.9%	77,440 mi
18 years	3,864	45.4%	81,390 mi
19 years	3,126	45.5%	79,763 mi
20 years	2,486	48.8%	77,275 mi

What a Getz fails on

Defects recorded at 2025 tests, by inspection category.

Category	Share of defects
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	26.8%
Suspension	21.5%
Body, chassis, structure	11.7%
Brakes	10.7%
Visibility	9.1%
Tyres	8.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks	7.8%
Steering	1.6%

Does the fuel type make a difference?

Same model, different engines, different MOT day.

Fuel	Tests	Initial fail rate
Petrol	15,805	46.8%
Diesel	651	43.3%

From the average to the actual car

Statistics describe the herd. The Getz in the advert is one animal, with its own service record, its own advisories and its own story, and that's the thing to check before money moves.

Start free: our MOT check shows its current status and last result in seconds. The £5.00 report adds every test it has ever sat, every MOT mileage reading, the tax band and registered spec. If the seller's car beats the averages above, the record will show it. If it doesn't, better to know now.

Other Hyundai models

Hyundai i10: 27.4% failed first time
Hyundai Tucson: 17.0% failed first time
Hyundai i20: 27.4% failed first time
Hyundai i30: 35.4% failed first time
Hyundai Kona: 13.7% failed first time
Hyundai Ioniq: 13.1% failed first time

Getz MOT: common questions

What is the Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate?

In 2025, 53.4% of Hyundai Getz MOTs were clean first-time passes. The other 46.6% failed or needed a defect fixed during the visit, measured across 16,459 official DVSA test results.

What does a Getz fail its MOT on most?

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment topped the list for the Hyundai Getz in 2025, followed by suspension and body, chassis, structure. The pattern is worth knowing before a viewing: check those areas yourself and read the car's own MOT history for repeat advisories.

Is a Getz reliable?

On MOT results, the Hyundai Getz failed first time 7% more often than the average car of the same age in DVSA's 2025 figures, ranking it 179th of the 252 popular models we compare. The MOT never tests the gearbox, clutch or electronics, so treat the rate as one signal and the specific car's history and condition as the deciding ones.