Common problems
Hyundai Terracan suspension problems
How often MOT testers find suspension faults on the Hyundai Terracan at each age, against all cars of the same age, and which items come up most. From 3,709 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.
MOT data updated
At 18 years, the most tested age
What stands out
- At 18 years, 18.0 of every 100 MOTs of the Hyundai Terracan found a suspension fail (n=1,395), against 17.2 for all cars of that age (n=3,261,622).
- It is above the all-car rate at 1 of the 3 ages with at least 1,000 tests.
- The gap is widest at 17 years: 16.0 per 100 MOTs against 17.2 for all cars.
- The suspension fail item recorded most often at 18 years: anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn, on 3.1 per 100 MOTs.
- The most common suspension advisory or minor defect: wheel bearings: has slight play, on 11.9 per 100 MOTs.
Suspension fails by age
Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.
| Age | Tests (n) | Fails | All cars | Advisories | All cars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 years | 1,192 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 34.4 | 34.7 |
| 18 years | 1,395 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 35.8 | 35.3 |
| 19 years | 1,122 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 36.7 | 35.4 |
Suspension fail items at 18 years
| Item | Per 100 MOTs | All cars | Typical repair (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn | 3.1 | 0.3 | £92 to £237 per arm (rough guide) |
| Anti-roll bar link worn | 3.0 | 1.5 | £33 to £102 per link (rough guide) |
| Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened | 2.9 | 0.3 | £92 to £237 per arm (rough guide) |
| Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
| Suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt | 2.0 | 1.0 | £75 to £237 per side (rough guide) |
| Coil spring broken | 1.7 | 3.1 | £64 to £236 per spring (rough guide) |
Suspension advisories and minor defects at 18 years
Advisories and minor defects are recorded, but the car still passes. Across all cars, a part with an advisory or minor defect failed at the next MOT 5.5 times in 100 (n=88,666,940 pairs of consecutive MOTs), against 0.3 times in 100 when the same part had none (n=12,936,860,350).
| Item | Per 100 MOTs | All cars | If it needs replacing (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheel bearings: has slight play | 11.9 | 1.3 | £103 to £276 per wheel (rough guide) |
| Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened | 5.0 | 2.9 | £92 to £237 per arm (rough guide) |
| Anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement | 4.8 | 1.1 | £92 to £237 per arm (rough guide) |
| Coil spring: corroded | 3.7 | 7.7 | |
| Suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 3.3 | 2.0 | |
| Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive | 3.2 | 2.8 |
Repair estimates are a guide for an independent garage: labour at the national median local garage rate (median £78 an hour from 65 garages, ONS price quotes) times estimated labour hours, plus a parts band. Labour hours and most parts bands are estimates, not quotes, and prices vary by model, engine and region. A warning light fault shows the cost of the diagnosis only.
What to check on a viewing
On the Hyundai Terracan, the suspension items testers fail most are anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn; anti-roll bar link worn; suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened.
- Listen for knocks or clonks over speed bumps and rough roads on the test drive.
- Push down hard on each corner: the car should settle at once rather than keep bouncing.
- Look behind the wheels for broken or heavily rusted coil springs and split rubber bushes.
- Check that the car sits level and that no tyre is worn on one edge only.
Ask for the car's MOT history: a suspension advisory that repeats from year to year has not been fixed. GOV.UK MOT history.
Questions
What are the common suspension problems on the Hyundai Terracan?
At 18 years (1,395 MOTs), the suspension fail items testers record most often are anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (3.1 per 100 MOTs), anti-roll bar link worn (3.0 per 100 MOTs), suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened (2.9 per 100 MOTs). The most common suspension advisories or minor defects are wheel bearings: has slight play (11.9) and suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened (5.0).
Does the Hyundai Terracan have more suspension problems than other cars?
At 18 years it has 18.0 suspension fails per 100 MOTs against 17.2 for all cars of the same age (about the same). It is above the all-car rate at 1 of the 3 ages with enough tests.
What does a suspension repair cost on the Hyundai Terracan?
For anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn, an independent garage estimate is £92 to £237 per arm (rough guide). This is a guide built from the national median garage labour rate and estimated labour hours, not a quote.
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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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