83.1%
Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate and common problems
The Hyundai Tucson passed 83.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.8 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Tucson compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
73.9%
Hyundai average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Tucson runs 9.1 points ahead of the Hyundai average. It is 4th of the 17 Hyundai models in the data. The average Tucson arrived at its test 6.3 years old with 50,501 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Tucson MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Hyundai Tucson cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 54.3%, a drop of 32.7 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 58,465 | 87% | 14.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 83,427 | 79.7% | 7.4 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 3,624 | 54.3% | 18 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Tucson failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Hyundai Tucson cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and tyres together account for 49.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Tucson MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Hyundai Tucson cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 49.9% of everything testers recorded against failed Hyundai Tucson cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Tucson
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 14% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements. 13.4% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 11.2% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 3.3% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Tucson has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Hyundai Tucson buying guide.
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Hyundai Tucson MOT FAQs
What is the Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate?
83.1% of Hyundai Tucson cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 168,801 tests. That is 10.8 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 157th of 575 models.
What does a Hyundai Tucson most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Hyundai Tucson cars failing their 2025 MOT was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, on 10.5% of failure items. Next were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (9.1%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.5%).
Which area causes the most Hyundai Tucson MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 29.9%, followed by tyres at 20%.
Do older Hyundai Tucson cars fail their MOT more often?
Hyundai Tucson cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87% of MOT tests in 2025, against 54.3% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Hyundai Tucson has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Hyundai Tucson that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Hyundai Tucson's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.