Model reliability

Hyundai I40 reliability

The Hyundai I40 fails its MOT about as often as most cars 6 to 10 years old: 25.8% of 16,705 tests failed in 2023, against 24.4% on average.

Up to 5 years old

17.9% failed their MOT

Worse than most

From 1,677 MOT tests of Hyundai I40s this age.

Where it does worse than other cars this age

Fails 38% more oftenTyre condition4.4% vs 3.2%Fix about £90

Fails 48% more oftenWipers3.1% vs 2.1%

Fails 67% more oftenMechanical brake components3% vs 1.8%

Fails 44% more oftenTyre tread depth2.3% vs 1.6%Fix about £90

Advised 55% more oftenMechanical brake components18.7% vs 12.1%

Advised 33% more oftenTyre condition11.2% vs 8.4%Fix about £90

6 to 10 years old

25.8% failed their MOT

About average

From 16,705 MOT tests of Hyundai I40s this age.

Where it does worse than other cars this age

Fails 82% more oftenMechanical brake components5.1% vs 2.8%

Fails 3× as oftenSteering linkage components3.8% vs 1.1%

Fails 2× as oftenHeadlamps3.4% vs 1.7%Fix about £30

Fails 79% more oftenBrake performance3.4% vs 1.9%

Advised 3× as oftenBrake performance5.7% vs 2%

Advised 3× as oftenRigid brake pipes4.1% vs 1.6%Fix about £120

Over 10 years old

36.4% failed their MOT

About average

From 4,018 MOT tests of Hyundai I40s this age.

Where it does worse than other cars this age

Fails 3× as oftenSteering linkage components7.7% vs 2.4%

Fails 68% more oftenMechanical brake components5.2% vs 3.1%

Fails 35% more oftenRigid brake pipes2.3% vs 1.7%Fix about £120

Fails 12× as oftenSteering play1.2% vs 0.1%

Advised 57% more oftenBrake performance7.2% vs 4.6%

Advised 31% more oftenRegistration plate lamp(s)6.8% vs 5.2%Fix about £30

Advised 46% more oftenSteering linkage components4.1% vs 2.8%

Safety recalls

3 DVSA recalls for the Hyundai I40

Most cover a batch of cars built in a set period, and dealers fix them free. Sweep’s check shows the recalls for a car’s age and whether the DVSA has one outstanding.

R/2024/3099 Sept 2024Built 2010–2014A potential safety defect has been identified which could occur within the ABS control unit. The ABS control unit within the affected VIN range could experience an electrical short circuit.

On affected vehicles the HECU (Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit) for the ABS could experience an electrical short circuit with a potential that the malfunction indicator light may become illuminated (MIL and /or ABS light) and a burning smell may emanate from the engine compartment and the HECU components.

Fix: The affected vehicles will have a low-capacity fuse installed within the engine compartment junction box

Recalled models: i40 · 17,893 vehicles

R/2023/06724 Apr 2023Built 2018–2019Certain vehicles may experience a loss of braking assistance and brake performance may be reduced.

Certain vehicles may experience a loss of braking assistance and brake performance may be reduced.

Fix: Visually inspect the tandem pump drive belt and mesh filter within the pump assembly and modify where appropriate. If the tandem pump drive belt is defective replace the pump and the drive belt.

Recalled models: i40 VF · 187 vehicles

R/2018/01829 Jan 2018Built 2011–2012It may be possible to start the vehicle without depresssing the clutch pedal.

The clutch pedal inhibitor may fail and it will then be possible to start the vehicle in gear without pressing the clutch pedal down.

Fix: On affected vehicles fit a modified clutch inhibitor switch to prevent this.

Recalled models: i40 · 502 vehicles

DVSA vehicle safety recalls (Crown copyright, Open Government Licence).

Checking a Hyundai I40 before you buy

Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.

Hyundai I40 reliability

3 DVSA recalls for the Hyundai I40

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