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Hyundai Ix35
MOT 2023
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Ix35

67,020 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Ix35s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 2.0 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

73.8%

Pass-after-fix

4.1%

Fail

21.6%

Avg miles

82,064

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Ix35: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 67,020 MOT tests, the Ix35 returns 73.8% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is tyre tread under the limit. A number-plate lamp out and brake pads worn below 1.5 mm round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 82,064, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    2,972 occurrences · 4.4% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    2,811 occurrences · 4.2% of tests

  3. 03

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    2,271 occurrences · 3.4% of tests

  4. 04

    Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

    2,138 occurrences · 3.2% of tests

  5. 05

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    1,871 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  6. 06

    Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake

    1,431 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  7. 07

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    1,428 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  8. 08

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    1,399 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  9. 09

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    1,305 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  10. 10

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    1,167 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£228–£530

If every one of this Ix35's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

Search Amazon UK

Item 03 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

Search Amazon UK

Buying or keeping a Ix35?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Ix35 and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.