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2009 Hyundai Iload: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the Hyundai Iload first registered in 2009: we looked at the 148 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

Small sample: there were only 148 MOTs of these cars during 2023–2025, so treat the percentages as rough. The known faults below don't depend on it.

148MOTs of 2009 cars, done in 2023–2025
57%pass first time (all 2009 cars: 59%)
8,200typical miles a year
2.6×the usual rate for number plate lights

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2009 Hyundai Iload?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2009 Hyundai Iload than on all cars registered in 2009.

  • Number plate lights2.6× usual
    Hyundai Iload
    21.6% All 2009 cars
    8.3%

    Failed outright at MOT: 3.4%, against 2.3% of all 2009 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £5–£40 our estimate

    At the viewing: Check the number plate lights work and the plates are clean and legal.

Common 2009 Hyundai Iload MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2009 Hyundai Iload MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Lights and electrics
    52% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Suspension
    49% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

  • Brakes
    46% of testsRough price £150–£350

    At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.

  • Tyres
    27% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Steering
    17% of testsRough price £100–£450

    At the viewing: On a straight road the steering wheel should sit straight. Feel for play or knocking when turning.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    11% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2009 Hyundai Iload

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

  1. Any recent work on the number plate lights? (Flagged at MOT 2.6× as often on the 2009 Hyundai Iload as on other cars the same age.)
  2. Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Other years

Every year of the Hyundai Iload compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2016121Brakes 42%
2015157Brakes 36%
2014172Brakes 40%
2013241Brakes 41%
2012400Brakes 41%
2011703Brakes 47%
2010346Brakes 45%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting the MOTs of Hyundai Iload cars first registered in 2009. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score