Where each one leads
Hyundai ix20
- Against cars of the same age, the Hyundai ix20 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 1% less often than average) than the Nissan Juke (passes 6% less often than average).
Nissan Juke
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Hyundai ix20 | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | — | 2011–2017 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 302,511 (2010–2021) | 953,718 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 29,207 | 412,852 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 16,768 | 22,957 |
| In traffic in Finland | 816 | 5,268 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Hyundai ix20 | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 73% | 71% |
| … against cars of the same age | −1% | −6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 2.6% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | +12% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| US owner complaints | — | 478 |
| Most complaints about | — | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2011 (153) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 7 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | — | 805 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Hyundai ix20 | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 4★ (2016) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Hyundai ix20 | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 8.0 l/100 km (2017) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 7.2 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 6.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 133 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 66 kW (89 hp) | 82 kW (110 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,345 kg | 1,293 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €22,080 | €27,091 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 143,000 km | 138,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).

