Hyundai Terracan: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Terracan fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 13.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,274 individual Hyundai Terracan tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 63% first-time pass rate means roughly 37 in every 100 Hyundai Terracans presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Hyundai Terracan tested had covered 114,532 miles and was built around 2005.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Hyundai Terracan bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Hyundai Terracan rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Hyundai Terracans actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Terracan

1. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.5% of tests (11.07x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 2.6% of tests (9.67x the national rate for this defect)
3. Warning device shows system malfunction, 2.7% of tests (8.76x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 5.7% of tests (6.89x the national rate for this defect)
5. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 5.9% of tests (6.21x the national rate for this defect)
6. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 3.7% of tests (4.43x the national rate for this defect)
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3% of tests (3.97x the national rate for this defect)
8. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.7% of tests (3.77x the national rate for this defect)
9. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.8% of tests (3.74x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 5.5% of tests (3.12x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,040 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Terracan tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.75% of these flagged Hyundai Terracan defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Hyundai Terracan pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Hyundai Terracan year:

• 2004 Hyundai Terracan - 61% first-time pass, 267 tests
• 2005 Hyundai Terracan - 66.9% first-time pass, 353 tests
• 2006 Hyundai Terracan - 66.4% first-time pass, 289 tests
• 2007 Hyundai Terracan - 61.7% first-time pass, 235 tests

Other Hyundai models

• Hyundai I10 - 78.3%
• Hyundai I20 - 78.3%
• Hyundai Tucson - 84%
• Hyundai I30 - 70.5%
• Hyundai Ix35 - 69.8%
• Hyundai Ioniq - 89.9%
• Hyundai Santa Fe - 71.3%
• Hyundai Ix20 - 76.5%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Suzuki Carry - 63.1%
• Mazda Cx-7 - 63.1%
• Fiat Punto Evo - 63%
• Jaguar X-Type - 62.9%
• Kia Magentis - 62.9%
• Mazda 323 - 62.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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