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Hyundai Kona — Reliability by Year

30,520 vehicles · MOT data 2017–2023 · first-test pass rates

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

Best pass rate year
2022
93.0% pass rate · 4,657 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2018
91.0% pass rate · 6,789 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 22,407 mi 312
2022
93.0%
26,048 mi 4,657
2021
91.3%
30,877 mi 5,397
2020
91.4%
30,684 mi 5,870
2019
91.4%
29,070 mi 7,064
2018
91.0%
30,891 mi 6,789
2017
91.6%
32,936 mi 431

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Hyundai Kona is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 26,048 miles (newest year) to 32,936 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 Kona.

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