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RO12 ZSU

2012 Hyundai I30

Grey Diesel 1582cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires10 Dec 2026
Tests21 (11 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate52.4%

Mileage

160,495 mi
Last recorded160,495 miles
Recorded on11 Dec 2025
Typical for 2012 Hyundai I3065,833 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationRO12 ZSU
MakeHyundai
ModelI30
Year2012
ColourGrey
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,582cc

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MOT History

11 pass 10 fail
Pass 11 Dec 2025 160,495 miles

Fuel Pipe/s corroded fuel filler neck ()

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened heavily corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened heavily corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 2 Dec 2025 160,487 miles

Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))

Parking brake lever inoperative (1.1.6 (d))

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Fuel Pipe/s corroded fuel filler neck ()

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened heavily corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened heavily corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Fail 17 Nov 2025 159,744 miles

Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))

Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))

Front Position lamp not working nearside and offside (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has an unsafe modification welded (5.3.3 (c) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn toe arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn toe arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases back box (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge nearside and offside wearing on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear temp repair on bumper

Pass 4 Dec 2024 136,048 miles

Front Bumper mountings corroded but not likely to become detached (6.1.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Fail 2 Dec 2024 135,902 miles

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Front Bumper mountings corroded but not likely to become detached (6.1.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Steering rack has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))

Fail 15 Nov 2024 135,081 miles

Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases at flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a))

Front Exhaust system insecure detached at flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment at track control arm inner balljoint (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Bumper mountings corroded but not likely to become detached loose, not likely to become detached (6.1.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Nearside Front dip cbeam slightly reduced light output

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Oil leak, but not excessive at gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive at gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive at intercooler pipe (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Play in steering rack inner joint(s) nearside/offside ()

Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively nearside/offside (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Pass 6 Nov 2023 111,793 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases at flexi pipe which is deteriorated (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside/offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Bumper mountings corroded but not likely to become detached bumper loose (6.1.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine bay (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play nearside/offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside/offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Fail 3 Nov 2023 111,543 miles

Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases at flexi pipe which is deteriorated (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside/offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Bumper mountings corroded but not likely to become detached bumper loose (6.1.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine bay (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play nearside/offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside/offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 25 Oct 2022 95,965 miles

Oil leak, but not excessive Oil leak in engine bay area (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 22 Nov 2021 90,661 miles

Front Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leak around boost pipe (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 20 Nov 2021 90,660 miles

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))

Front Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Pass 17 Sep 2020 89,208 miles
Pass 3 Apr 2019 71,139 miles
Fail 1 Apr 2019 71,134 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Pass 30 Mar 2018 48,304 miles

advise rear brake discs

advise rear brake pads

Fail 29 Mar 2018 48,303 miles

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Nearside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)

advise rear brake discs

advise rear brake pads

Pass 7 Mar 2017 40,117 miles
Pass 17 Mar 2016 33,155 miles
Fail 17 Mar 2016 33,155 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

front brake excessively fluctuating both (3.7.B.3)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear tyre perished

Pass 23 Mar 2015 24,701 miles
Fail 20 Mar 2015 24,633 miles

Front front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

How Reliable is the Hyundai I30?

Based on 1,479,391 MOT tests across 127,434 vehicles.

76.5%
Pass Rate
6,344
Miles/Year
19
Year Lifespan
127,434
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 12,383
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 8,514
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 8,483
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RO12 ZSU is a 2012 Hyundai I30 in Grey with a 1,582cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 21 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 52.4%.

Across all 2012 Hyundai I30 models, the average MOT pass rate is 75.2% with a typical mileage of 65,833 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Hyundai I30 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 12,383 recorded failures. If you're considering buying RO12 ZSU, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Hyundai I30 typically stays on UK roads for around 19 years. At 14 years old, this Hyundai I30 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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RO12 ZSU is a 2012 Hyundai I30, first registered on 28 March 2012.

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