Hyundai Tucson MOT reliability

Hyundai Tucsons passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 168,560 tests in 2025. 254,136 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

83%

MOTs analysed

168,560

Still licensed (GB)

254,136

Body type

Suv

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

17,374 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 25,648 (most between 18,848 and 34,155).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.6%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (0.6%)

2022 petrol

10,355 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 24,239 (most between 17,670 and 32,497).

2022: 100% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.2%)
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 (1.2%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (0.9%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.8%)

2022 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 100%. Typical mileage 22,865 (most between 22,865 and 22,865).

Most common failures

2022 electric

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 100%. Typical mileage 43,276 (most between 43,276 and 43,276).

Most common failures

Where 2022 Tucsons fail

Wheels & tyres

3.9%

Visibility & wipers

3.8%

Lights & electrics

1.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.6%

Brakes

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

Suspension & axles

0.1%

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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.