Hyundai i20 Tail Lights: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
On the i20, a dealer manager on a related model personally declined a warranty claim for a flooded tail light, falsely insisting it was "impossible" without an accident.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — tail light (aftermarket) Van Wezel 8259931 / Diederichs 6807091
| Tail lights (aftermarket) | Van Wezel 8259931 (left, without bulb holder, to 2018, outer section, right-hand pair 8259932); Diederichs 6807091 (left, without bulb holder); Alkar 2231581 (left, without bulb holder, outer section, right-hand pair 2232581); Abakus 221-1987L-UE (left, outer section, right-hand pair 221-1987R-UE) |
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| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine light varies by trim, bulb or LED type and facelift date, so order it against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | Left and right are separate parts; check LED or bulb type, whether the bulb holder is included, body style and facelift date before ordering. |
A Genuinely Alarming, Real Consumer Story Worth Knowing — Hyundai i20 Tail Lights
This is genuinely worth knowing before accepting a dealer's dismissal of a genuine water ingress issue: one documented case on a related Hyundai model saw a tail light quite literally fill up with water like a pitcher following heavy rain, after months of lighter fogging beforehand. The dealer's manager personally declined the warranty claim, insisting it was "impossible" for a tail light to fill with water this way unless the car had previously been in an accident — despite the car genuinely never having been in one.
It's also worth knowing that LED tail lights run considerably cooler than older halogen bulb designs and don't generate as much heat to naturally clear condensation, meaning LED-equipped cars can show more visible condensation without this necessarily indicating a worse underlying fault.
Hyundai i20 Tail Lights: More Wiring Behind There Than Most People Assume
The Hyundai i20's tail light unit typically bundles several functions into one housing — brake light, indicator, reversing light and rear fog light — which means a single electrical fault can affect more than one function at once, and a "faulty tail light" can mean several genuinely different things.
Hyundai i20 Tail Lights: Watch: Replacing It
Hyundai i20 Tail Lights: What It Does
Beyond basic rear visibility, tail light units on the i20 typically integrate brake lights, indicators, reversing lights and rear fog lights into a single housing. Higher trims may use LED units with a distinct light signature, which are not interchangeable with standard halogen units even if the physical mounting looks similar.
Fitment & Compatibility
Hyundai i20 Tail Lights: Generations & Tail Light Type
| Standard trims | Halogen bulb-based units as standard |
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| Higher trims, later model years | LED tail lights become available further up the range, genuinely a different assembly and connector from the halogen units on lower trims |
Tail light design changed between generations of the i20, and facelifted versions within the same generation often use a revised light signature that isn't interchangeable with pre-facelift units. Always confirm the exact part for your specific model year before ordering. Whether you're sourcing a replacement tail lights for your Hyundai i20 from a dealer, specialist, or online marketplace, always check compatibility against your registration or VIN before buying, and confirm you're ordering the correct side — driver's side (RH in the UK) or passenger side (LH in the UK) — since these are not interchangeable.
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Hyundai i20 Tail Lights: Common Faults, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Tail Lights Guide for diagnosing which circuit has failed, how easy this job is to DIY, and aftermarket advice.
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