2004 Hyundai Terracan: MOT pass rate and reliability

61% of 2004 Hyundai Terracans pass the MOT first time, measured across 267 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 114,630 miles.

How the 2004 compares

  • Against all Hyundai Terracans (64.6%, 1,243 tests): -3.6 points
  • Against all 2004 cars (64%): -3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Hyundai Terracan model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Hyundai Terracan:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 61% 267 114,630
2005 66.9% 353 115,436
2006 66.4% 289 115,196
2007 61.7% 235 115,077

What this means if you are buying a 2004 Terracan

The 2004 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.6 points less often than the Hyundai Terracan average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2004 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 22-year-old car fails on

A 2004 car is 22 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2004 Hyundai Terracan the average at test was 114,630 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2005 at 66.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 61%. That 5.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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