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Hyundai i20 review - Reliability and safety

A long warranty and well-priced service plans should make ownership painless, while reliability should be strong

Overall Auto Express Rating

4.0 out of 5

Reliability and safety Rating

4.0 out of 5

Price
£20,750 to £25,300
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​Take one look at Hyundai’s five-year warranty and it should give you a pretty good idea of how the brand sees its reliability, which in turn is reassuring for the customer. The i20 didn’t feature in our 2022 Auto Express Driver Power survey, but the i10, Ioniq and Tucson all appeared on the list of most reliable models. Hyundai as a brand also ranked 11th out of 29 brands, far above many well-established brands such as Volkswagen, Ford and Skoda.

The i20 scored a four-star Euro NCAP safety rating when tested in 2021. This is the same rating as its predecessor, last tested in 2015, but it’s important to remember that the scoring criteria became much stricter in late 2020. The latest model scored 76 per cent for adult occupant safety and 82 per cent for child passenger protection.

The i20 range packs plenty of useful safety tech, from autonomous emergency braking, forward collision assist, lane keep assist and blind spot collision warning to the usual stability control, six airbags, and an eCall system that alerts rescue services in the event of an accident.

Warranty

Hyundai offers a five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty that should cover the length of most lease deals and offer plenty of peace of mind for customers buying and intending to keep their i20 for longer. Only a few companies, such as MG and Kia with their seven-year guarantee, offer more security.

Servicing

Much like the warranty situation, Hyundai’s servicing packages are pretty good too. The fixed-price options cost around £500 for three years and £1,000 for five years, which can be paid monthly and include all routine maintenance over those periods.

Executive editor

Paul was employed across automotive agency and manufacturer-side sectors before joining Auto Express in 2020 as our online reviews editor. After a brief sojourn at a national UK newspaper, Paul returned as executive editor where he now works closely with our commercial partners.

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