What are the most common Hyundai I30 Active Blue Drive CRDI MOT failures?

The most common Hyundai I30 Active Blue Drive CRDI MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Hyundai I30 Active Blue Drive CRDI — Reliability by Year

Q: What year Hyundai I30 Active Blue Drive CRDI is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2015 Hyundai I30 Active Blue Drive CRDI has the highest pass rate at 89.2%, out of 281 vehicles tested.

1,894 vehicles · MOT data 2012–2015 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Hyundai I30 Active Blue Drive CRDI was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

2015

89.2% pass rate · 281 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

2012

78.3% pass rate · 396 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2015	89.2%	75,897 mi	281
2014	83.6%	82,467 mi	652
2013	82.0%	91,694 mi	565
2012	78.3%	99,563 mi	396

Which year Hyundai I30 Active Blue Drive CRDI is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 75,897 miles (newest year) to 99,563 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Hyundai I30 Active Blue Drive CRDI.

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