Faults:

Oil burning and leaking.

Bad clutch.

Loud engine.

Rough suspension.

General Comments:

Horrible, horrible car. The clutch is so squeaky and stiff, and when you’re at 3rpm it sounds like something's being shredded. The engine sounds like a blender and it leaks and burns so much oil, putting 2 litres a week in; don’t know how it hasn’t seized.

Fair enough it is a decent car for driving around town or whatever, but anything over 55mph going a distance and the car will be ready for a heart attack. Suspension also not great, when you go over a speed bump it’s as if the shocks are just bricks. Maybe if it was better looked after it would run fine, but you just never know.

Faults:

The second 12v socket was not working. Fixed by my local Hyundai dealership under the original warranty. Turned out to be a burnt fuse.

General Comments:

The i10 is the smallest car made by Hyundai and I absolutely love driving this. It is so easy to drive and park.

I gel better with this car than the Nissan Almera I owned previously (also reviewed on this website). Simple things like lighter power steering, being able to switch the stereo on without the ignition key and the lever to recline the front seat instead of a rotary knob. Seat comfort is also better.

South Korean in origin, however this i10 was manufactured in Turkey. It feels incredibly well engineered for a small inexpensive car. I'm glad that it has a mechanical handbrake and a space saver spare wheel. This SE spec suits me fine. It is mid range which offers air conditioning, cruise control and four electric windows. The Premium spec i10s look smarter than the SE and have even more equipment.

One thing of note is that this 2018 i10 does not have a CD player, which is something that Hyundai phased out of their cars. However, you do get two 12v sockets and a USB port. There is also Bluetooth and a DAB stereo.

Most of my driving is around town so I get around 44 mpg. On a long run I achieved 50 mpg. I believe that better fuel economy could be achieved with the 1.0 litre engined version, but this 1.25 litre engined version offers a good compromise between performance and economy.

Faults:

Trip computer and fuel gauge reset along with cruise control.

Near side rear seat rattles due to ill fitting catch

General Comments:

The latest generation of i10 has been praised in the press as being much more grown up than previous models. For a mid spec car it has a generous level of equipment backed up by the five year warranty. My previous i10 had a few niggles which were all taken care of without fuss by the dealer.

Some people think the 1 litre is underpowered for motorway journeys, but having done several 500 mile round trips across the UK, it suits my style of driving well. It'll happily sit at 70 mph with cruise control on, and even with air con deployed, will give over 50 MPG. Around town it's not so fuel efficient, but if you try hard it'll almost reach 50 MPG.

It's a lot quieter than the previous model. The fit and finish is also more 'upmarket'. That's why you get very little in the way of discount with the dealers, as they know that five year warranty marks it hard to haggle.

All in all, a nice runabout for us savvy motorists.