155,240 tests in 2025
Hyundai Tucson reliability and MOT pass rate
85.9% passed first time. The 14.1% fail rate is 8.5 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 6 years old with 46,101 miles.
Pass rate
85.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 14.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
46,101 mi
6 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 57,078 | 9% |
| 6-9 years | 88,602 | 16.2% |
| 10-13 years | 4,430 | 22.6% |
| 14+ years | 3,417 | 38.2% |
What the Tucson fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes5,849 dangerous40.8%
- Tyres6,144 dangerous30%
- Visibility17 dangerous17.2%
- Suspension185 dangerous12%
- Noise, emissions and leaks10 dangerous11.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23 dangerous10.7%
- Steering57 dangerous5.9%
- Body, chassis, structure86 dangerous5.1%
Is the Tucson getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.8 points to 14.7% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 110,534 | — | 12.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 119,272 | — | 13.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 113,661 | — | 14.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 140,523 | — | 14.7% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Tucson at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Tucson in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick4,131 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,046 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively2,173 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1,861 tests
- 5Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements1,397 tests
- 6Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction1,134 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,094 tests
- 8Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play1,032 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Tucson collects 2.26 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm22,184 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick17,344 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure13,283 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened8,355 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt6,172 tests
- 6Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn4,737 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn4,712 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre3,721 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate?
85.9% of the 155,240 Hyundai Tucson first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 14.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai Tucson usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded on 4,131 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, brakes appears in 40.8% of failures, tyres appears in 30% of failures, visibility appears in 17.2% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9%; at 14+ years it was 38.2%. The median Hyundai Tucson tested in 2025 was 6 years old with 46,101 miles.
Is the Hyundai Tucson getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.8 points to 14.7% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Tucson trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 7 safety recalls naming the Hyundai Tucson: Hyundai Tucson recalls.
Other Hyundai models
Checking a particular Tucson?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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