# Hyundai Santa Fe MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Hyundai Santa Fe passes its MOT first time 69% of the time, from 33,425 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 69%
- MOT tests analysed: 33,425 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 39,810 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 12 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 139 | 90% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 469 | 93% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,921 | 90% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 28 (few mots) | 96% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 550 | 92% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 375 | 85% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 511 | 85% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,084 | 84% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,915 | 82% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 2,604 | 81% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 4,256 | 78% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 2,921 | 76% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 2,455 | 66% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 1,312 | 61% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2013 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 2,826 | 52% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 54% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 3,037 | 54% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 2,789 | 52% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 22% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 511 | 61% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 69% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 558 | 57% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 868 | 54% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 61% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 680 | 51% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 183 | 51% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 411 | 53% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 114 | 49% |
| 2005 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 244 | 57% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 145 | 54% |
| 2004 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 132 | 56% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 111 | 59% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 61 (few mots) | 56% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 34 (few mots) | 65% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 48% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |

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