Hyundai Santa Fe MOT reliability

Hyundai Santa Fes passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 33,425 tests in 2025. 39,810 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

33,425

Still licensed (GB)

39,810

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

2022 hybrid

1,921 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 28,213 (most between 20,946 and 36,487).

2022: 100% → 2023: 96% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.5%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.2%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (0.9%)

2022 diesel

28 MOTs

These figures come from 28 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 96%. Typical mileage 23,517 (most between 17,077 and 35,691).

Most common failures

Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (3.6%)

2022 petrol

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 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 75%. Typical mileage 44,182 (most between 39,781 and 50,971).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Horn: not working (25.0%)

Where 2022 Santa Fes fail

Wheels & tyres

3.9%

Visibility & wipers

2.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.2%

Suspension & axles

1.2%

Lights & electrics

1.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Brakes

0.2%

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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.