Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate: 83.2% (111,576 tests, 2025)

Name: Hyundai Tucson MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Hyundai Tucson passed 83.2% of its 111,576 MOT tests in 2025 — 5.7 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 7 years old with 55,952 miles on the clock.

83.2%Pass rate (2025)

111,576MOT tests analysed

55,952 miMedian mileage at test

7 yrsMedian age at test

How the Tucson compares

Hyundai Tucson

83.2%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Hyundai average (all models)

79.4%

What fails most on the Hyundai Tucson

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Tucson:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	14,055	38.5%
2	Tyres	7,072	19.3%
3	Suspension	3,745	10.2%
4	Visibility	3,110	8.5%
5	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,069	8.4%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	2,974	8.1%

Pre-MOT checklist for Tucson owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Tucson pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2005, 2006, 2007. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2016, 2018. Full ranking and method: Hyundai Tucson years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2005	3,104	60.1%	-4.3 pts	107,457	60.1% visual scale
2006	3,459	58.1%	-6.3 pts	109,082	58.1% visual scale
2007	2,808	62.1%	-3.0 pts	109,566	62.1% visual scale
2008	1,704	63.4%	-1.8 pts	105,664	63.4% visual scale
2009	1,819	65.8%	-0.6 pts	99,397	65.8% visual scale
2015	14,297	78.9%	+0.1 pts	71,528	78.9% visual scale
2016	60,291	82.6%	+1.3 pts	64,063	82.6% visual scale
2017	71,018	84.2%	+0.2 pts	55,084	84.2% visual scale
2018	73,673	86.7%	+0.4 pts	44,190	86.7% visual scale
2019	75,372	88.2%	-0.2 pts	35,702	88.2% visual scale
2020	24,069	88.6%	-1.3 pts	27,528	88.6% visual scale
2021	2,330	87.9%	-2.5 pts	27,508	87.9% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 770 cars · 13.8% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 12,094 cars · 8.8% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 282 cars · 8.2% failed the same item the next year
Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 201 cars · 7.0% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 407 cars · 6.1% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Tucson before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Hyundai models

I1078.0% pass rate · 227,644 tests I2077.9% pass rate · 118,396 tests I3070.8% pass rate · 98,541 tests IX3568.9% pass rate · 49,691 tests Ioniq90.0% pass rate · 46,510 tests Kona90.0% pass rate · 30,474 tests Santa Fe71.9% pass rate · 30,227 tests IX2075.9% pass rate · 28,624 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Hyundai Tucson?

In 2025, 83.2% of 111,576 first MOT tests on the Hyundai Tucson were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Tucson fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (38.5% of its recorded defects), followed by tyres.

Is the Hyundai Tucson reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 83.2% it performs above the national average at a median age of 7 years and 55,952 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.