Used buying checklist

Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A reliability, common problems and used buying checks

A used Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A looks better than average for reliability in UK MOT data: 8.7% of 1,094 tests failed, compared with 18.7% across all indexed models. A good example should have a clean MOT history for windscreen, wipers, and mirrors, tyres and wheels, and emissions, engine, and exhaust.

Sources used: DVSA MOT tests (Apr 2026); vehicle recalls (Apr 2026); MOT fault wording (May 2025). MOT data does not capture every reliability issue, especially intermittent engine, gearbox or infotainment faults that do not appear during the test.

• 8.7% MOT failure rate
• Median tested mileage 26,679 miles
• 95 failed MOT tests analysed

Most useful finding

Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors is the clearest area to check

Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors is the clearest named problem area in this model's MOT history (7.0 MOT notes per 100 tests). Example MOT phrases from this area include does not clear the windscreen effectively, items removed from drivers view prior to test, and damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view.

Example MOT phrases to search in the car's history:

• does not clear the windscreen effectively
• Items removed from drivers view prior to test
• damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view
• to the front outside the swept area of the windscreen wipers restricted by an obstruction
• Nail in tyre
• has a major leak of exhaust gases
• leaking excessively from engine
• inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
• lens defective which has no effect on emitted light
• Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights

Before you view one

Focus on windscreen, wipers, and mirrors, tyres and wheels, and emissions, engine, and exhaust

The model's recorded failure rate is 8.7%, -10.0 percentage points compared with the average across all models. Use the seller questions below to check whether repeat MOT notes have actually been repaired.

• MOT tests analysed1,094 tests
• Median tested mileage26,679 miles
• Failed MOT tests95

Used buyer verdict

Should you buy a used Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A?

91.3% of the MOT tests we analysed for this model passed. The model's recorded failure rate is 8.7%, -10.0 percentage points compared with the average across all models. This is a buying brief for the exact car in front of you: clean repeat history matters more than badge reputation.

Better than average in our MOT data

Green light if The car has a tidy MOT pattern, recent repairs for windscreen, wipers, and mirrors, tyres and wheels, and emissions, engine, and exhaust, matching tyres, and paperwork for service or recall work.

Renegotiate if The latest MOT mentions windscreen, wipers, and mirrors, tyres and wheels, and emissions, engine, and exhaust, consumables are due together, or the seller cannot show what was fixed after advisories.

Walk away if Dangerous defects, corrosion near structural areas, warning lights, or the same component family keep returning without clear repair evidence.

• Repeat unresolved MOT notes for windscreen, wipers, and mirrors, tyres and wheels, and emissions, engine, and exhaust
• windscreen, wipers, and mirrors appearing across more than one MOT
• Any dangerous MOT failure on the exact car, especially if the same area appears again later
• A seller who cannot explain MOT wording such as "does not clear the windscreen effectively"

What should I check first?

Start with windscreen, wipers, and mirrors, tyres and wheels, emissions, engine, and exhaust, and lights and electrical. The checklist on this page explains why each area is being recommended, what to inspect, and what to ask the seller. Each item shows whether it comes from MOT results, recall notices, or a standard used-car check.

• Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors Seen in MOT results

  Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors is one of the most common MOT problem areas for this model (7.0 MOT notes per 100 tests).

  What to check: Check windscreen damage, wiper operation, washers, mirrors, and demisting.

  • Ask the seller: Have windscreen, wiper, washer, mirror, or demisting faults appeared in recent MOT history?
  • Example MOT wording: does not clear the windscreen effectively; Items removed from drivers view prior to test; damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view
  • Where it shows up: most visible around 0-50k, 50-100k, and 100-150k miles
• Tyres and wheels Seen in MOT results

  Tyres and wheels is one of the most common MOT problem areas for this model (2.3 MOT notes per 100 tests).

  What to check: Check tyre age, tread depth, sidewall damage, wheel condition, and alignment wear.

  • Ask the seller: Have uneven tyre wear, damaged tyres, wheel damage, or alignment issues been corrected?
  • Example MOT wording: Nail in tyre
  • Where it shows up: most visible around 0-50k, 100-150k, and 150-200k miles
• Emissions, engine, and exhaust Seen in MOT results

  Emissions, engine, and exhaust is one of the most common MOT problem areas for this model (1.2 MOT notes per 100 tests).

  What to check: Check warning lights, smoke, exhaust leaks, recent emissions failures, and service history.

  • Ask the seller: Has the car had repeat emissions, smoke, exhaust, lambda, or engine-warning MOT failures?
  • Example MOT wording: has a major leak of exhaust gases; leaking excessively from engine
  • Where it shows up: most visible around 0-50k and 50-100k miles
• Lights and electrical Seen in MOT results

  Lights and electrical is one of the most common MOT problem areas for this model (0.9 MOT notes per 100 tests).

  What to check: Check every lamp, warning light, horn, battery condition, and dashboard messages.

  • Ask the seller: Have any lighting, warning-light, horn, battery, or electrical MOT notes come back more than once?
  • Example MOT wording: inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps; lens defective which has no effect on emitted light; Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights
  • Where it shows up: most visible around 0-50k and 50-100k miles
• Suspension and steering Seen in MOT results

  Suspension and steering is one of the most common MOT problem areas for this model (0.5 MOT notes per 100 tests).

  What to check: Listen for knocks, check uneven tyre wear, and inspect steering play.

  • Ask the seller: Has any suspension, steering, ball-joint, spring, or wheel-bearing advisory been repaired?
  • Example MOT wording: ball joint has excessive play; across an axle
  • Where it shows up: most visible around 50-100k and 100-150k miles
• Other MOT issues Seen in MOT results

  Other MOT issues is one of the most common MOT problem areas for this model (58.0 MOT notes per 100 tests).

  What to check: Read the MOT history closely and ask what has changed since the last test.

  • Ask the seller: Are there repeat MOT advisories that still have not been repaired?
  • Example MOT wording: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm; less than 1.5 mm thick; cannot be operated from the driver's seat
  • Where it shows up: most visible around 0-50k, 50-100k, 100-150k, and 150-200k miles

What changes with mileage?

Past 100k miles on the Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A, MOT records most often point to suspension and steering, tyres and wheels, and windscreen, wipers, and mirrors.

Common MOT problem areas

1,094 MOT tests analysed for this model

867 Distinct vehicles represented

8.7% Recorded MOT test failure rate — -10.0 percentage points vs all models

Common faults: what usually fails on this model?

Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors is the clearest named problem area in the MOT history (7.0 MOT notes per 100 tests). These counts are issue notes, not failure rates, because a single MOT can list several faults.

Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors

• does not clear the windscreen effectively
• Items removed from drivers view prior to test

7.0 MOT notes per 100 tests

Tyres and wheels

• Nail in tyre

2.3 MOT notes per 100 tests

Emissions, engine, and exhaust

• has a major leak of exhaust gases
• leaking excessively from engine

1.2 MOT notes per 100 tests

Lights and electrical

• inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
• lens defective which has no effect on emitted light

0.9 MOT notes per 100 tests

Suspension and steering

• ball joint has excessive play
• across an axle

0.5 MOT notes per 100 tests

Mileage and age checks

Mileage changes: what starts showing up after high mileage?

Past 100k miles on the Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A, MOT records most often point to suspension and steering, tyres and wheels, and windscreen, wipers, and mirrors. On lower-mileage cars, the most common named areas are windscreen, wipers, and mirrors, tyres and wheels, and emissions, engine, and exhaust.

Mileage range	Tests	Vehicles	Failure rate (vs all models)	Median mileage
0-50k	931	754	8.4%-2.4 percentage points vs all models	23,892 miles
50-100k	144	112	11.1%-9.6 percentage points vs all models	57,660 miles
100-150k	14	11	7.1%-19.1 percentage points vs all models	120,422 miles
150-200k	2	2	0.0%-27.3 percentage points vs all models	156,618 miles

Problem areas by mileage

Past 100k miles on the Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A, MOT records most often point to suspension and steering, tyres and wheels, and windscreen, wipers, and mirrors.

Mileage range	Car areas most often recorded	Specific MOT defect examples
0-50k	Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors (7.2 MOT notes per 100 tests) Tyres and wheels (2.4 MOT notes per 100 tests) Emissions, engine, and exhaust (1.0 MOT notes per 100 tests)	No exact MOT wording is available for this mileage range.
50-100k	Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors (5.6 MOT notes per 100 tests) Emissions, engine, and exhaust (2.8 MOT notes per 100 tests) Lights and electrical (1.4 MOT notes per 100 tests)	No exact MOT wording is available for this mileage range.
100-150k	Suspension and steering (7.1 MOT notes per 100 tests) Tyres and wheels (7.1 MOT notes per 100 tests) Windscreen, wipers, and mirrors (7.1 MOT notes per 100 tests)	No exact MOT wording is available for this mileage range.
150-200k	Tyres and wheels (50.0 MOT notes per 100 tests)	No exact MOT wording is available for this mileage range.

Fair comparisons: is this problem normal for its age?

The MOT failure rate rises from 8.5% at 0-3 years to 8.7% at 3-6 years. Compare the car with the nearest age range before treating a fault as normal wear or a warning sign. The average MOT failure rate across all models in the same dataset is 18.7%. The highest failure rate by age is 8.7% for 3-6 years cars, based on 918 tests.

Age range	Tests	Vehicles	Failure rate (vs all models)	Median age
0-3 years 2023–2026 reg.	176	162	8.5%+0.1 percentage points vs all models	3.0 years
3-6 years 2020–2023 reg.	918	753	8.7%-1.9 percentage points vs all models	3.8 years

Recall records and data freshness

Recall context: are there safety notices to know about?

No relevant recall notices are listed in this report, but recall completion is tied to the exact vehicle, so the seller should still be able to prove recall status.

No relevant recall notices are listed here. Recall completion is still vehicle-specific, so check the exact car with the manufacturer or DVSA.

Related searches

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• Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A after 100k miles
• Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A after 200k miles
• Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A high mileage common problems
• Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A age related problems
• Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A MOT failures
• Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S A recalls

Related reliability guides

Sources used: DVSA MOT tests (Apr 2026); vehicle recalls (Apr 2026); MOT fault wording (May 2025). These are patterns from many MOT tests and recall notices. They help you decide what to inspect and what to ask; they do not certify the condition of one specific car.