Hummer H3 MOT reliability

Hummer H3s passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 123 tests in 2025. 81 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

123

Still licensed (GB)

81

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2009 petrol

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 73%. Typical mileage 72,589 (most between 64,806 and 91,884).

2009: 100% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 89% → 2013: 79% → 2014: 64% → 2015: 86% → 2016: 70% → 2017: 82% → 2018: 73% → 2019: 82% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 56% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 73%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: excessively binding (6.7%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (6.7%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.7%)
Position lamp: not working (6.7%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.7%)

Where 2009 H3s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

6.7%

Brakes

6.7%

Lights & electrics

6.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.7%

Suspension & axles

6.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.