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2021 Hyundai Kona — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2021 perform at MOT as they age

5 years
Current Age
87.8%
Latest Pass Rate
7,018
Total Tests (All Years)
30,027 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 3

This car: 87.8%
Average: 83.7%

✅ 4.1% above average (25474 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2021 Hyundai Kona as it ages.

1 yrs95.7%
2 yrs94.8%
3 yrs87.8%

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 1 to 3 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
1 yrs95.7%139
2 yrs94.8%503
3 yrs87.8%6,376

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2021 Hyundai Kona pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows declining over 3 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2024 (3 yrs)87.8%6,376
2023 (2 yrs)94.8%503
2022 (1 yrs)95.7%139

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2022
95.7%
Age (yrs) 1Tests 139Avg Mileage 28,894Top Failure Tyres — 3.6%
2023
94.8%
Age (yrs) 2Tests 503Avg Mileage 40,374Top Failure Tyres — 6.2%
2024
87.8%
Age (yrs) 3Tests 6,376Avg Mileage 30,027Top Failure Tyres — 9.9%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2021 Hyundai Kona, with age trends.

Tyres
6.6%
↑ Increases with age
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
3.5%
↑ Increases with age
Visibility
2.0%
— Consistent
Brakes
0.9%
— Consistent
Non-component advisories
0.7%
— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Tyres3.6% (1 yrs)9.9% (3 yrs)
+6.3%
🔴 ↑
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.2% (1 yrs)5.8% (3 yrs)
+3.6%
🔴 ↑
Brakes0.7% (1 yrs)1.6% (3 yrs)
+0.9%
⚪ —
Non-component advisories0.7% (1 yrs)1.1% (3 yrs)
+0.4%
⚪ —

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Hyundai Kona cars manufactured in 2021 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2022 to 2024, covering 7,018 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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