MOT fail rates by first-use year

2015 Hyundai Tucson MOT fail rate and common faults

How Hyundai Tucson cars first used in 2015 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 19,497 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 10 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 10 (n=4,746)26.4%

All cars at 10 years (n=9,049,507)30.3%

Difference−3.9 pts

MOT tests of 2015 cars, 2022 to 202519,497

What stands out

In 2025, at 10 years old, Hyundai Tucson cars first used in 2015 failed 26.4% of MOTs (4,746 tests), 3.9 points below the 30.3% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 7 to 10 years old, the fail rate moved from 20.1% to 26.4%.
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Hyundai Tucson at 10 years, is handbrake too weak, at 4.4 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 1.0).

MOT fail rate by test year

Hyundai Tucson cars first used in 2015: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	7 years	20.1%	4,998	20.6%	−0.6 pts
2023	8 years	21.8%	4,930	23.8%	−1.9 pts
2024	9 years	24.5%	4,823	27.1%	−2.6 pts
2025	10 years	26.4%	4,746	30.3%	−3.9 pts

Most common faults at 10 years

These figures cover all Hyundai Tucson MOTs (first used 2015 or later) at 10 years: cars first used in 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=4,746). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Handbrake too weak	4.4	1.0
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	3.7	2.1
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side	3.0	0.5
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	2.8	2.7
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2.5	0.3
Steering track rod end: ball joint play	2.2	1.3
Door condition: cannot be opened from outside the vehicle	1.6	0.0
Parking brake control lever: has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment	1.5	0.2
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	1.5	1.8
Electronic stability control: warning lamp indicates a fault	1.4	0.2

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=4,746). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	16.8	17.0
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	12.0	8.1
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	10.3	8.6
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.8	9.6
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	4.2	5.8
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.8	2.7
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.6	2.2
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	2.9	3.4
Suspension ball joint: slight play	2.8	1.4
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Wear	2.2	2.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=4,746). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 10 years

These figures cover all Hyundai Tucson MOTs (first used 2015 or later) at 10 years: cars first used in 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=4,746). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Diesel	94.1%	26.5%	4,464	31.4%	80,446 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 10 years

These figures cover all Hyundai Tucson MOTs (first used 2015 or later) at 10 years: cars first used in 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=4,746). At 10 years, Hyundai Tucson cars at 90,000 to 120,000 miles failed more often (30.6%, n=1,276) than those at 60,000 to 90,000 miles (27.0%, n=2,159). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
60,000 to 90,000 miles	27.0%	2,159	31.9%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	30.6%	1,276	35.3%

Car tax rules for a 2015 car

Cars first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 are taxed by CO2 emissions band, from band A (the lowest emissions) to band M. The band is set by the CO2 figure on the V5C logbook.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
Diesel cars usually meet Euro 6 when first registered from September 2015. A 2015 diesel can be on either side of that date, so the Euro standard of that car decides.
Hybrids follow the Euro standard of their petrol or diesel engine.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Hyundai Tucson

2007 Hyundai Tucson 2016 Hyundai Tucson

Other Hyundai models first used in 2015

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Hyundai i10 (2015)	10 years in 2025	23.7%	22,260	30.3%
Hyundai i30 (2015)	10 years in 2025	32.3%	13,516	30.3%
Hyundai i20 (2015)	10 years in 2025	22.4%	12,783	30.3%
Hyundai ix35 (2015)	10 years in 2025	28.9%	11,461	30.3%
Hyundai i40 (2015)	10 years in 2025	26.7%	3,374	30.3%
Hyundai ix20 (2015)	10 years in 2025	27.4%	3,290	30.3%
Hyundai Santa Fe (2015)	10 years in 2025	24.4%	2,940	30.3%

More on the Hyundai Tucson

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.