Used Hyundai i20 2020-present reliability

As with all cars, check for bodywork damage and kerbing on the wheels, and inspect the interior for signs of wear and tear. Every Hyundai comes with a five-year, unlimited mileage warranty and five years of UK roadside assistance – you'll get what's remaining of that with a used i20 of this generation.

When safety experts Euro NCAP tested the i20 in 2021, it was awarded four stars out of five. Looking deeper into the results, the model did well at keeping child occupants safe but didn’t score particularly well when it comes to adults in the front, especially in the far-side excursion test.

The i20 comes with plenty of standard-from-new safety equipment, including automatic emergency braking (AEB) with forward pedestrian monitoring, driver attention alert, eCall emergency assistance and lane-departure assistance. Top-spec Ulimate trim also adds blind-spot monitoring and cyclist detection for the AEB.

As of writing, there's just one recall against the i20. It states that the vehicle VIN information might not be registered correctly within the eCall unit. A reset and update of the unit will fix this problem and your local Hyundai dealer should be able to sort this (at no cost to you) if your vehicle is involved in the recall.

The i20 was too fresh on the market to feature in our latest What Car? Reliability Survey. As a brand, Hyundai ranked fifth out of 32 manufacturers, which is confidence inspiring to say the least.