Hyundai Tucson — reliability by registration year
2005–2023 · 12 registration years · 159,733 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Tucson registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,388 | 91.0% | 94.4% | |
| 2022 | 26,024 | 89.2% | 92.2% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 22.1% |
| 2021 | 20,734 | 89.4% | 91.6% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 14.5% |
| 2.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2021 Tucsons most often: Visibility — Wipers (front) (14.5%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (13.9%) · Tread depth (front) (10.2%) | ||||
| 2020 | 12,584 | 84.2% | 86.9% | Tread depth (front) 12.5% |
| 2.6 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2020 Tucsons most often: Tread depth (front) (12.5%) · Brake pads (front) (10.8%) · Visibility — Wipers (front) (8.6%) | ||||
| 2019 | 25,842 | 84.1% | 86.8% | Brake pads (front) 16.2% |
| 2018 | 24,033 | 82.1% | 85.0% | Brake pads (rear) 13.1% |
| 2017 | 22,957 | 79.3% | 82.2% | Brake pads (rear) 13.0% |
| 2016 | 19,399 | 77.0% | 80.4% | Rbt (sp) 11.2% |
| 2015 | 4,583 | 73.3% | 76.8% | Rbt (sp) 20.3% |
| 2007 | 662 | 52.9% | 60.7% | |
| 2006 | 795 | 51.9% | 59.4% | |
| 2005 | 732 | 52.7% | 60.1% | |