2009 Hyundai I10 1.1L Petrol · KM09 UDP

The most recent MOT on 9 March 2026 resulted in a pass at 96,410 miles, but only after a failure three days earlier that exposed serious front-end wear. The advisories that remain tell you this Hyundai has aged more through corrosion and standing than hard use, and some repairs may only be short-term fixes. The failure on 6 March 2026 flagged excessively worn offside and nearside front suspension arm ball joints, plus excessive play in the offside front MacPherson strut top bush or bearing. Just a year before, both ball joints had only “slight play” and the nearside top mount was worn but not excessive. That rapid progression from advisory to failure suggests the car’s suspension was overdue for attention, and while the components were presumably renewed or repaired for the pass, the rest of the front end now deserves suspicion. Corrosion is the vehicle’s other clear pattern. Every MOT since 2024 has noted coil spring corrosion on all springs, and rear axle corrosion appeared in 2025. Rear brake pipes were flagged as corroded (greased) in 2024 but haven’t reappeared, so their condition is unknown. Tyres tell a similar story: cracking and perishing were noted from 2024, and by 2026 the front tyres are worn to 2–3 mm with inner-edge wear on the offside, well past “close to legal limit”. The offside rear is still cracked and perishing.