Hyundai Santa Fe MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 71.5% of 34,827 MOT tests on the Hyundai Santa Fe ended in a pass, 5.0 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 81.2% against 82.0%, ranking 86th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Hyundai Santa Fe MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2410 tests | 88.0% | 25,000 · 19k to 33k |
| 3987 tests | 91.1% | 31,000 · 23k to 41k |
| 41,679 tests | 88.0% | 39,000 · 29k to 49k |
| 51,968 tests | 86.4% | 47,000 · 35k to 59k |
| 63,894 tests | 85.3% | 55,000 · 43k to 67k |
| 73,257 tests | 83.1% | 61,000 · 49k to 77k |
| 82,860 tests | 78.3% | 71,000 · 55k to 89k |
| 91,897 tests | 69.7% | 81,000 · 65k to 99k |
| 102,257 tests | 64.1% | 91,000 · 73k to 111k |
| 113,380 tests | 61.8% | 99,000 · 81k to 121k |
| 123,687 tests | 59.5% | 107,000 · 89k to 131k |
| 131,805 tests | 61.3% | 111,000 · 91k to 133k |
| 14815 tests | 60.2% | 113,000 · 95k to 133k |
| 151,235 tests | 61.2% | 117,000 · 97k to 139k |
| 161,473 tests | 58.9% | 119,000 · 97k to 139k |
| 171,296 tests | 57.6% | 115,000 · 93k to 139k |
| 18852 tests | 58.6% | 119,000 · 97k to 145k |
| 19568 tests | 58.1% | 117,000 · 91k to 147k |
| 20320 tests | 62.8% | 113,000 · 89k to 141k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Hyundai Santa Fe. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Santa Fe
The parts that come up most often in Hyundai Santa Fe MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
Check a specific Santa Fe
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
Questions
What is the MOT pass rate of the Hyundai Santa Fe?
What fails most often on a Hyundai Santa Fe MOT?
What is a normal mileage for a 10-year-old Hyundai Santa Fe?
What do MOT testers most often advise on a Hyundai Santa Fe?
Other Hyundai models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Hyundai models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.