Track rod end excessive play on the Hyundai Santa Fe
Track rod end excessive play on the Hyundai Santa Fe is recorded on 5,628 tests — 4.6% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 41 of 309, highest first |
| The model's own record | 123,122 tests · every year of the Santa Fe → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Hyundai Santa Fe tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2003, 1.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 1.7%. The share has risen 0.6 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 5.2%; best 2016 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28 | 2,558 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 97 | 4,254 | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 86 | 5,870 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 425 | 14,169 | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 449 | 13,710 | 3.3% |
| 2008 | 307 | 8,823 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 193 | 7,461 | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 289 | 37,563 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 216 | 39,954 | 0.5% |
| 2012 | 335 | 36,162 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 843 | 16,122 | 5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,465 | 28,239 | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 284 | 20,836 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 197 | 44,385 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 223 | 11,106 | 2.0% |
| 2020 | 66 | 3,456 | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 45 | 2,584 | 1.7% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Track rod end excessive play: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Hyundai Santa Fe MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Hyundai model →