MOT comparison

Hyundai i30 Mk2 vs Volkswagen Golf Mk7

How the Hyundai i30 Mk2 (GD) (2012–2017) and the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 (2012–2019) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Hyundai i30 Mk2 (GD)

597,402

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Volkswagen Golf Mk7

3,651,227

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2019

Passes more often in 13 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Hyundai i30 Mk2 Volkswagen Golf Mk7

Under 10,000 miles 92.8% vs 93.4%

5,510 and 49,856 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.8% vs 90.5%

30,516 and 249,307 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 87.0% vs 88.7%

65,052 and 450,072 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.6% vs 87.9%

80,220 and 510,712 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 78.1% vs 86.6%

79,188 and 486,768 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 73.5% vs 85.0%

72,466 and 430,018 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 69.3% vs 83.2%

62,105 and 362,339 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 65.1% vs 81.4%

51,643 and 293,529 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 62.3% vs 80.0%

41,249 and 230,229 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 60.0% vs 78.5%

31,439 and 175,030 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 57.3% vs 77.0%

46,604 and 254,468 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 55.7% vs 75.7%

19,370 and 104,393 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 55.0% vs 74.3%

7,523 and 37,212 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 54.3% vs 73.8%

2,894 and 12,156 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 55.5% vs 71.0%

1,623 and 5,138 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Hyundai i30 Mk2 fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails over 20 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk7: 7.5% of MOTs against 0.27%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk7: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.84%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front track rod end

Fails over 20 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk7: 5.1% of MOTs against 0.12%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Steering Issues

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 fails more often on

Shock absorbers

Fails about 7 times as often as the Hyundai i30 Mk2: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.44%.

In 10 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Rear coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Hyundai i30 Mk2: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.03%.

In 10 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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