Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,306 individual Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdis 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 Premium T-Gdi tested had covered 25,782 miles and was built around 2021.

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 Premium T-Gdi bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdi

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.9% of tests (2.09x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.4% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.9% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
6. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests
7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.2% of tests
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.1% of tests
9. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.1% of tests
10. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.1% of tests

From 4,118 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.47% of these flagged Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdi defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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

• Volkswagen Passat Sel Tsi Evo S-A - 91.3%
• Cupra Formentor V1 Tsi - 91.3%
• MG Zs Exclusive T-Gdi Auto - 91.2%
• Kia Soul First Edition Ev - 91.2%
• Peugeot 2008 Allure Prem Puretech Ss A - 91.2%
• Volkswagen Id3 Tour - 91.2%

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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