2016 Hyundai Tucson: MOT pass rate and reliability

82.4% of 2016 Hyundai Tucsons pass the MOT first time, measured across 20,372 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 67,449 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Hyundai Tucsons (84.4%, 114,088 tests): -2 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +1.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Hyundai Tucson model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Hyundai Tucson:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 55.6% 252 109,778
2005 59.6% 1,029 108,318
2006 58.2% 1,132 111,166
2007 61.2% 949 111,430
2008 61.7% 569 105,515
2009 62.6% 620 101,561
2010 66.8% 256 100,329
2015 78.7% 4,806 74,649
2016 82.4% 20,372 67,449
2017 83.9% 24,027 58,587
2018 86.6% 25,055 47,345
2019 88.3% 25,708 38,320
2020 88.5% 8,102 30,162
2021 88.8% 1,194 26,546

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Tucson

The 2016 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2 points less often than the Hyundai Tucson average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2016 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 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2016 Hyundai Tucson the average at test was 67,449 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 2021 at 88.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 55.6%. That 33.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Hyundai Tucson MOT data · Every model