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i20

Hyundai · on record 2014 to 2025

The Hyundai I20 is Hyundai's mainstream supermini, replacing the Getz and becoming a core European hatchback with both ordinary family and performance derivatives. The I20 appealed mainly to buyers seeking a more sporting or distinctive choice than the maker's ordinary range. As the I20 ages, performance heritage and enthusiast demand give better examples a reason to be preserved even when routine daily use becomes less attractive.

GROWING

Red List classification, from population, five year trajectory and survival against peak. Reviewed each census.

157,107 licensed vehicles
2025 census

100.0% of the peak fleet remains licensed

3,310
declared SORN
 
total surviving

peak 157,107 in 2025  ·  +5,431 vehicles a year, five year trend

Population history

Licensed and SORN vehicles at each census. The filters below apply to the family population, MOT and registration figures. They do not alter the generation history above.

Licensed SORN Latest census observation SOURCE DVLA VEH0120 / VEH0220

Inside the surviving fleet

AutoCensus parses every DVLA variant description, so the fleet can be read by fuel and specification rather than as one number.

First registrations by year

When surviving examples first joined the British fleet.

New registrations

Vehicles first registered each year. A fleet still being sold shows here; a finished one shows only imports.

MOT reliability

DVSA test results for this family, 2009 to 2025.

 
Pass rate by year
Failure reason Failures Share of all tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources 28,934 2.3%
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated 25,455 2.0%
A lamp missing, inoperative 20,383 1.6%
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen 19,868 1.5%
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements 19,455 1.5%
A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc 18,187 1.4%
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded 17,699 1.4%
A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm 15,657 1.2%

Counted across every recorded test, 2009 to 2025. Advisories are excluded.

Where the i20 remains

Based on MOT test locations, 2025. Test location is a proxy: a vehicle is counted where it was last tested, not where it is kept.

Postcode area Vehicles tested Pass rate
B 5,397 85%
BS 3,417 77%
CF 3,207 78%
PO 3,007 79%
S 2,947 83%
LE 2,456 83%
G 2,428 78%
SO 2,251 82%
EH 2,233 76%
M 2,075 83%
CV 2,027 82%
TS 1,962 81%
NE 1,947 80%
NG 1,941 80%
RG 1,810 83%
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How this record was calculated

LATEST CENSUS2025
POPULATION SOURCEDVLA VEH0220 annual
HISTORY SOURCEDVLA VEH0120 GB · to 2013
MOT SOURCEDVSA results · to 2025
FAMILY DEFINITIONHYUNDAI I20
PROCESSED20 Sep 2026
Full methodology

Population history combines DVLA VEH0120 Q4 census observations through 2013 with the annual VEH0220 census from 2014 onward. Figures before 2014 cover Great Britain only. Historical VEH0120 is used only when its overlapping UK observations reconcile to the current canonical family definition. Vehicles are grouped into this family using the DVLA GenModel together with durable routing rules for known inconsistencies.

Variant figures are parsed from raw DVLA model descriptions and the original string is always retained. Configuration is only assigned where the model description explicitly identifies it; a blank configuration is not treated as a two door Wrangler. Blank transmission fields are shown as manual because DVLA records the field for automatic vehicles.

MOT figures count tests, not vehicles, and geographic figures count each vehicle at its most recent test location. The decline projection is a straight line fitted to the latest five years and is illustrative only.