Hyundai i30 Rear Light Replacement Parts

The i30 has run across three well-established generations: the first generation (Mk1) ran from 2007 to 2012, the second generation (Mk2) ran from 2012 to 2017 with a facelift in 2015, and the third generation (Mk3) began in 2017. Rear lights are generation-specific, so a Mk1 unit will not fit a Mk2 or Mk3 car and vice versa. Within a generation, fitment is more likely but mid-generation pressing changes can affect exact fit, so always confirm with the breaker against your registration plate.

This question spans the 2015 Mk2 facelift, which means a 2014 car is pre-facelift and a 2016 car is post-facelift — and the rear light clusters do differ across that boundary. Whether a specific pre-facelift unit can be made to work on a post-facelift car is not something that can be confirmed here, so route this directly to the breaker and quote both registration plates so they can check the part numbers.

Yes, body style is the first question to get right — the i30 has been sold as a hatchback and an estate (Tourer), and the rear light units for each are completely different shapes and fixings. Make sure you tell the breaker exactly which body style you have, along with your registration, as sourcing a hatchback light for a Tourer or vice versa will result in a part that simply cannot be fitted.

Yes, door count affects the rear body panel and the shape of the light aperture, so 3-door and 5-door i30 rear lights are not the same part. Always specify your door count alongside your registration when contacting a breaker to make sure they pull the correct unit from their vehicle.

Trim level — whether your car is SE, SR, Premium, or any other grade — does not affect which rear light fits, as the clusters are determined by generation and body style rather than specification. That said, higher trims on some model years may have had different lamp technology such as LED clusters versus standard bulb units, so the light you receive from a lower-spec donor car may look slightly different even if it physically fits; confirm with the breaker what spec the donor vehicle was if this matters to you.

The i30 was sold across Europe and other markets on the same platforms, and in many cases the bodywork is shared, but there can be differences in lamp specifications, indicators, and reflector layout between markets. Whether a specific unit from a non-UK car will fit and comply with UK lighting regulations is something you should confirm with the breaker against your registration rather than assume, as getting this wrong could affect an MOT.