2005 Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate: 60.1% (3,104 tests)

2005-registered Hyundai Tucsons passed 60.1% of 3,104 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 4.3 points worse than same-age cars (64.5%). This is one of the lower-scoring Tucson years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

60.1%Pass rate, 2005 cars

95.7Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

3,104Tests analysed

107,457 miMedian mileage at test

59.6% / 60.4%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2005 Tucson getting worse?

Pass rate of 2005-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	60.5% -3.7 vs same-age
2024	59.4% -4.8 vs same-age
2025	60.5% -4.8 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2005 Tucson

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	1,527	33.1%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	973	21.1%
3	Brakes	772	16.7%
4	Body, chassis, structure	277	6.0%
5	Tyres	270	5.9%
6	Visibility	229	5.0%

All Tucson years compared

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

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Hyundai Tucson years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2005 Hyundai Tucson reliable?

2005-registered examples passed 60.1% of their MOT tests (3,104 tests, 2023–2025), -4.3 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 21 years old with a median 107,457 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2005 Tucson?

The median tested example shows 107,457 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.