Hyundai Tucson: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Tucson passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 7.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 114,597 individual Hyundai Tucson tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 84% first-time pass rate means roughly 16 in every 100 Hyundai Tucsons presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Hyundai Tucson tested had covered 52,907 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Hyundai Tucson bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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 Tucson 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 Tucsons actually sold for at UK salvage auction, from 4 real settled sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Tucson

1. A service brake control has insufficient reserve travel, 0.4% of tests (4.34x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment, 0.6% of tests (4.02x the national rate for this defect)
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.1% of tests (2x the national rate for this defect)
4. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 0.6% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.7% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.4% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.4% of tests
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
9. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.9% of tests
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.8% of tests

From 172,736 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Tucson tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.37% of these flagged Hyundai Tucson defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Hyundai Tucson 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 Tucson year:

• 2004 Hyundai Tucson - 55.6% first-time pass, 252 tests
• 2005 Hyundai Tucson - 59.6% first-time pass, 1,029 tests
• 2006 Hyundai Tucson - 58.2% first-time pass, 1,132 tests
• 2007 Hyundai Tucson - 61.2% first-time pass, 949 tests
• 2008 Hyundai Tucson - 61.7% first-time pass, 569 tests
• 2009 Hyundai Tucson - 62.6% first-time pass, 620 tests
• 2010 Hyundai Tucson - 66.8% first-time pass, 256 tests
• 2015 Hyundai Tucson - 78.7% first-time pass, 4,806 tests
• 2016 Hyundai Tucson - 82.4% first-time pass, 20,372 tests
• 2017 Hyundai Tucson - 83.9% first-time pass, 24,027 tests
• 2018 Hyundai Tucson - 86.6% first-time pass, 25,055 tests
• 2019 Hyundai Tucson - 88.3% first-time pass, 25,708 tests
• 2020 Hyundai Tucson - 88.5% first-time pass, 8,102 tests
• 2021 Hyundai Tucson - 88.8% first-time pass, 1,194 tests

Hyundai Tucson by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Hyundai Tucson - 86.1% first-time pass, 63,499 tests
• Diesel Hyundai Tucson - 82.1% first-time pass, 50,441 tests

Other Hyundai models

• Hyundai I10 - 78.3%
• Hyundai I20 - 78.3%
• Hyundai I30 - 70.5%
• Hyundai Ix35 - 69.8%
• Hyundai Ioniq - 89.9%
• Hyundai Santa Fe - 71.3%
• Hyundai Ix20 - 76.5%
• Hyundai Kona - 90.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford Capri - 84.1%
• Renault Kangoo Business Ll21 I Ze 33 - 84.1%
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - 84%
• Ford Transit Custom 280lmtd Eblue A - 84%
• Dodge Ram - 84%
• MG Midget - 84%

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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