2011 Hyundai I30 1.4L Petrol · EF11 ACZ

The Hyundai i30 presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 7 July 2025 at 124,437 miles, with the official record showing no defects at that test. The maintenance trend reads as stable across the available history. The vehicle cleared its June 2023, June 2024, and July 2025 tests without advisories, and the two failure entries logged on the same dates as passes in 2023 and 2025 carry no recorded defects, indicating administrative or presentation issues at the testing station rather than mechanical faults. Annual mileage sits at a typical level for a 2011 vehicle, averaging roughly 8,300 miles per year against the 124,437 miles now recorded. The odometer moved from 115,281 miles at the June 2023 test to 118,437 miles by June 2024, then to 124,437 miles by July 2025. That equates to about 3,150 miles in the first interval and 6,000 in the second, showing light but consistent use with no abrupt accumulation or long dormant periods. The sparse, clean record gives little evidence of neglected consumable replacement cycles. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the car's fifteen years and high six-figure mileage, as these components accrue fatigue invisible to an advisory-free test. The tester raised no corrosion or structural integrity concerns across the record, which suggests the bodyshell has avoided significant rot to date. Verify the V5C and test certificates for the two same-day fail-pass pairs, since the DVSA log offers no explanation for those entries. Given the absence of recorded advisories on any pass, previous owners appear to have kept the i30 to a basic pass-standard regime rather than deferring obvious wear. The clean trail offers reassurance, but a pre-purchase check of exhaust emissions and binding calipers remains sensible on a diesel-era Korean hatch of this age.