Used car guide
2018 Hyundai Ioniq: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Hybrid
85% pass first time (all 2018 cars: 83%)
Stands out: braking performance 2.8×, number plate lights 1.7×
24,777 MOTsSee the hybrid guide ›
Electric
89% pass first time (all 2018 cars: 83%)
Stands out: braking performance 2.3×
1,258 MOTsSee the electric guide ›
Petrol and Diesel versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Hyundai Ioniq compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 516 | Tyres 13% |
| 2022 | 12,567 | Tyres 20% |
| 2021 | 27,520 | Tyres 21% |
| 2020 | 22,629 | Tyres 22% |
| 2019 | 29,042 | Tyres 23% |
| 2017 | 17,090 | Tyres 23% |
| 2016 | 1,387 | Tyres 25% |