Pass rate
85.0%
Above average — 1.0 pts ahead of the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 68,989 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £39–£100
2016 Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 64,867 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
34.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
3.1 pts down across model years — 4.6% in 2005, 1.5% in 2022.
Which year to buy
- Best 2024 95.4% pass
- Avoid 2006 68.6% pass
Across the 17 years on record, a spread of 26.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 82.6%
- Typical mileage
- 65k mi
The 2016 Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate is 85.0% of its MOT tests — 1.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 34.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Hyundai Tucson does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.6× the national share
Brakes make up 34.3% of everything recorded on the 2016 Hyundai Tucson, against 20.9% nationally — 13.4 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 21% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2016 Hyundai Tucson compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 1.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.6%. The median 2016 Hyundai Tucson in this dataset had covered 64,867 mi.
86% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 85.3% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.9% of the time, April–September 85.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 1.99% of tests.
- 68,989 recorded tests behind this page.
- 85.0% overall pass rate, 82.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Hyundai Tucson, the average is 87.0% — best year 2024 (95.4%), worst 2006 (68.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 68,989
- Typical mileage (median)
- 64,867 mi
- Make and model
- Hyundai Tucson
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Tucson MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 71% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (86% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Tucson
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 11,410 | 85.8% |
| Scotland | 9,312 | 80.2% |
| North West | 8,282 | 85.7% |
| West Midlands | 7,576 | 86.7% |
| Yorkshire | 6,852 | 85.6% |
| South West | 6,790 | 84.3% |
| East of England | 6,135 | 86.1% |
| East Midlands | 4,216 | 86.1% |
| Wales | 3,972 | 85.0% |
| North East | 2,835 | 84.4% |
| London | 1,609 | 89.3% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2016 Tucson
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2016 Tucson
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 2.0% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the windscreen 1.9% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the tyre tread 1.4% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2016 Tucson through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £39–£100 — and 21% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £39–£100
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 21%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 68,989 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Tucson, side by side
17 model years on record, from 2004 to 2024. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.6% to 95.4% — a spread of 26.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 68.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 69.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 68.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 71.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 71.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 73.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 73.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 82.4% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2016 85.0%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2017 86.1% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2018 88.2% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2019 89.3% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2020 89.6% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 91.5% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 92.2% wipers does not clear the…
- 2023 94.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2024 95.4% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2016 Hyundai Tucson with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2016 cars with a similar record
- BMW 116 85.0%
- SEAT Mii 85.0%
- Kia Rio 85.1%
- Audi A5 84.9%
- Skoda Citigo 85.1%
- Volkswagen Scirocco 85.1%
Closest pass rates among 2016 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2016 Hyundai Tucson 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 75,697 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 26,101 | 34.30% | 20.89% | +13.41 |
| Tyres | 23,321 | 30.60% | 19.76% | +10.84 |
| Suspension | 5,974 | 7.80% | 20.98% | −13.18 |
| Non-component advisories | 5,555 | 7.30% | 4.18% | +3.12 |
| Visibility | 4,211 | 5.50% | 4.97% | +0.53 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3,327 | 4.40% | 12.21% | −7.81 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2,570 | 3.40% | 5.52% | −2.12 |
| Steering | 1,863 | 2.40% | 2.57% | −0.17 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,584 | 2.10% | 5.57% | −3.47 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1,191 | 1.60% | 1.76% | −0.16 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £80–200 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 1.1% | £60–150 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 0.95% | £80–250 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.94% | £8–22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 0.91% | £3–15 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 0.83% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 13.9% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.3% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.3% | £20–80 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2,600 | 93.4% | 23,471 mi |
| 30-60k | 25,842 | 87.9% | 47,927 mi |
| 60-90k | 29,508 | 83.6% | 73,181 mi |
| 90-120k | 8,953 | 80.1% | 101,063 mi |
| 120k+ | 2,080 | 79.5% | 139,270 mi |
Source: 68,989 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2016 Tucson MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Hyundai Tucson?
85.0% of the 68,989 2016 Hyundai Tucson tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 82.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Hyundai Tucson?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.99%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.90%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (1.44%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.4% of the time, falling to 79.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Hyundai Tucson in this dataset had covered 64,867 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2016 Hyundai Tucson?
Diesel: 85.3% pass rate across 59,366 tests. Petrol: 82.8% pass rate across 9,620 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2016 Hyundai Tucson MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 85.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.