113,748 on UK roads in 2025+19,040 vs 2024
On the road
114k
113,748 licensed
Change vs 2024
+20.1%
+19,040 cars
New in 2025
20,621
first-time registrations
Electrified
77.9%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Hyundai KONA is a common sight on UK roads, with 113,748 licensed in 2025 - up 20.1% on 2024. 20,621 were registered new in 2025. Every one is fully electric. Most date from the 2020-2025 era.
Licensed Hyundai KONA cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Hyundai KONA on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Hyundai Kona holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 33,546 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
90%
33,546 MOT tests in 2025 · 30,611 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
93.6%
2023
92.4%
2024
90.9%
2025
90%
▼ 3.6 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Hyundai Kona is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 24,583 cars tracked across years
28.2%
low · <5k
62.9%
avg · 5-15k
8.9%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,703-10,206 miles a year (median 7,061).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 24,009 → 29,488 → 35,505 → 41,361
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
14,687 tests
89.3%
A 2025 Hyundai Kona passes first time 90% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 8,247 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 92% of low-mileage cars pass versus 91.1% past 120k.
Of 3,076 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Hyundai KONA, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
