Hyundai Tucson MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Hyundai Tucson took 121,849 MOT tests in Britain and passed 82% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 121,849
First-time pass rate: 82%
All cars: 71%

What the Tucson fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Brakes5.8% (all cars 6.8%)
Tyres4.8% (all cars 6.4%)
Visibility4.7% (all cars 4.8%)
Lights and electrics3.3% (all cars 11.3%)
Suspension1.9% (all cars 9.0%)
Exhaust and emissions1.0% (all cars 3.1%)
Body and structure0.7% (all cars 3.5%)
Steering0.6% (all cars 1.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.4%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.9%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.5%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 0.9%
Parking brake control, lever: has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment 0.7%
Headlamp aim: too high 0.7%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.7%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 15.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin 12.0%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 11.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 5.5%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.8%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.3%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 2.1%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2004	354	52%
2005	1,337	53%
2006	1,519	50%
2007	1,192	54%
2008	715	56%
2009	716	62%
2015	4,911	78%
2016	20,557	82%
2017	24,156	83%
2018	24,986	85%
2019	27,090	85%
2020	13,391	86%
2021	561	92%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	23,808 miles
4 years	30,085 miles
5 years	38,524 miles
6 years	49,499 miles
7 years	58,657 miles
8 years	65,943 miles
13 years	96,070 miles
14 years	97,186 miles
15 years	103,602 miles
16 years	108,674 miles
17 years	108,427 miles
18 years	107,379 miles
19 years	111,461 miles

Check a particular Tucson

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Hyundai models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.