HyundaiSanta FE MOT results

In 2025, 68.6% of Hyundai Santa FE MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 70.4% for cars of the same age. 9.0% had at least one dangerous defect (7.7% for cars the same age). The typical Hyundai Santa FE tested was 10 years old with 85,300 miles. Based on 32,887 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Hyundai Santa FE cars are on the road

First-time pass: 68.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 70.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.1%passed after repair
Failed: 26.3%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.0%same age 7.7%
Typical mileage: 85,300at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Hyundai Santa FEAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2024	127	90.6%	94.0%
2023	446	93.0%	91.7%
2022	1,839	90.4%	88.5%
2021	875	89.3%	87.2%
2020	503	84.9%	85.9%
2019	1,054	83.6%	83.5%
2018	1,876	81.9%	80.8%
2017	2,560	80.4%	78.1%
2016	4,208	77.8%	74.8%
2015	2,897	75.5%	71.8%
2014	2,435	66.4%	68.5%
2013	1,313	60.6%	65.6%
2012	2,823	52.3%	63.2%
2011	3,029	53.4%	61.0%
2010	2,782	51.7%	59.1%
2009	524	61.1%	58.1%
2008	565	57.7%	57.0%
2007	890	54.5%	57.2%
2006	858	50.8%	56.8%
2005	526	51.5%	57.5%
2004	384	56.2%	57.5%
2003	241	56.8%	58.5%
2002	94	58.5%	59.4%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Hyundai Santa FEAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	2,316	89.2%	87.4%	32,700
5-9 years	11,060	79.6%	79.1%	66,900
10-14 years	12,851	59.2%	65.7%	103,400
15-19 years	4,426	54.2%	57.6%	118,700
20-29 years	1,032	54.7%	59.6%	116,800

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Hyundai Santa FE is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,086	3.3%	1.1×	73.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	807	2.5%	1.1×	73.5%
PE Peterborough	East of England	738	2.2%	1.2×	70.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	623	1.9%	1.0×	66.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	623	1.9%	1.4×	65.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	589	1.8%	1.3×	61.5%
RG Reading	South East	585	1.8%	1.2×	71.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	560	1.7%	1.0×	61.8%
GU Guildford	South East	551	1.7%	1.2×	67.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	549	1.7%	1.2×	67.4%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	546	1.7%	0.9×	70.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	541	1.6%	1.5×	69.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	538	1.6%	1.1×	69.3%
BS Bristol	South West	484	1.5%	0.9×	58.7%
SA Swansea	Wales	471	1.4%	1.1×	66.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	469	1.4%	1.2×	68.9%
CH Chester	North West	466	1.4%	1.3×	67.0%
SO Southampton	South East	463	1.4%	1.2×	65.2%
GL Gloucester	South West	456	1.4%	1.1×	65.1%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	450	1.4%	1.0×	66.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	435	1.3%	1.0×	71.7%
EX Exeter	South West	431	1.3%	1.2×	53.6%
G Glasgow	Scotland	425	1.3%	0.8×	64.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	413	1.3%	0.8×	70.7%
ME Rochester	South East	412	1.3%	1.2×	69.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	402	1.2%	1.2×	70.1%
M Manchester	North West	389	1.2%	0.8×	70.7%
OX Oxford	South East	379	1.2%	1.0×	66.8%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	371	1.1%	0.9×	67.1%
SN Swindon	South West	371	1.1%	1.3×	60.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	368	1.1%	1.2×	66.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	364	1.1%	0.8×	64.3%
SK Stockport	North West	356	1.1%	1.1×	69.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	348	1.1%	1.0×	57.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	346	1.1%	1.1×	69.9%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	335	1.0%	1.1×	67.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	334	1.0%	1.0×	61.1%
NP Newport	Wales	323	1.0%	1.1×	68.4%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	323	1.0%	1.5×	67.8%
WA Warrington	North West	323	1.0%	1.0×	76.5%
RH Redhill	South East	322	1.0%	0.9×	68.3%
CO Colchester	East of England	317	1.0%	1.2×	70.7%
BN Brighton	South East	316	1.0%	0.8×	58.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	312	0.9%	1.0×	65.4%
TS Teesside	North East	308	0.9%	1.0×	70.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	305	0.9%	1.4×	69.8%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	304	0.9%	1.0×	69.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	298	0.9%	0.8×	73.8%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	292	0.9%	1.2×	65.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	288	0.9%	0.8×	63.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	286	0.9%	1.0×	77.3%
BA Bath	South West	279	0.8%	1.0×	65.9%
BB Blackburn	North West	277	0.8%	1.0×	74.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	270	0.8%	1.0×	74.8%
PR Preston	North West	269	0.8%	0.9×	66.9%
LU Luton	East of England	262	0.8%	1.2×	71.4%
CW Crewe	North West	255	0.8%	1.3×	74.1%
E London E	London	255	0.8%	1.0×	91.0%
L Liverpool	North West	244	0.7%	0.7×	71.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	237	0.7%	1.1×	71.7%
BL Bolton	North West	230	0.7%	0.9×	75.2%
NW London NW	London	230	0.7%	1.1×	80.9%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	228	0.7%	1.2×	64.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	224	0.7%	1.0×	67.9%
TA Taunton	South West	219	0.7%	1.0×	54.3%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	217	0.7%	0.9×	66.8%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	215	0.7%	0.9×	61.4%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	215	0.7%	1.2×	64.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	211	0.6%	0.8×	71.6%
N London N	London	210	0.6%	1.0×	82.9%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	207	0.6%	1.7×	67.6%
SL Slough	South East	200	0.6%	0.9×	79.0%
RM Romford	London	195	0.6%	0.7×	77.4%
TQ Torquay	South West	193	0.6%	1.2×	60.1%
LA Lancaster	North West	192	0.6%	1.1×	63.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	188	0.6%	1.0×	69.1%
OL Oldham	North West	179	0.5%	0.8×	76.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	176	0.5%	1.2×	63.6%
SE London SE	London	174	0.5%	0.7×	75.9%
DL Darlington	North East	171	0.5%	0.9×	65.5%
SP Salisbury	South West	168	0.5%	1.1×	55.4%
AL St Albans	East of England	167	0.5%	1.2×	79.6%
DA Dartford	South East	166	0.5%	0.7×	75.9%
SG Stevenage	East of England	166	0.5%	0.7×	71.7%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	163	0.5%	1.2×	72.4%
HA Harrow	London	162	0.5%	0.8×	80.2%
CR Croydon	London	153	0.5%	0.7×	82.4%
IV Inverness	Scotland	151	0.5%	1.1×	72.8%
TW Twickenham	London	149	0.5%	0.6×	77.9%
DH Durham	North East	148	0.5%	0.9×	69.6%
TR Truro	South West	143	0.4%	0.7×	51.7%
FY Blackpool	North West	142	0.4%	1.0×	62.7%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	135	0.4%	0.7×	60.7%
UB Southall	London	130	0.4%	0.6×	86.2%
DT Dorchester	South West	129	0.4%	1.0×	60.5%
WN Wigan	North West	129	0.4%	0.8×	64.3%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	128	0.4%	0.8×	69.5%
PA Paisley	Scotland	127	0.4%	0.8×	66.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	118	0.4%	0.9×	72.9%
EN Enfield	London	114	0.3%	0.6×	74.6%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	111	0.3%	0.6×	71.2%
BR Bromley	London	101	0.3%	0.9×	83.2%
WD Watford	East of England	98	0.3%	0.8×	69.4%
IG Ilford	London	97	0.3%	0.7×	83.5%
DD Dundee	Scotland	96	0.3%	0.7×	62.5%
SR Sunderland	North East	91	0.3%	0.8×	71.4%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	81	0.2%	1.0×	70.4%
SW London SW	London	77	0.2%	0.6×	83.1%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	76	0.2%	1.0×	72.4%
PH Perth	Scotland	73	0.2%	0.8×	61.6%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	62	0.2%	0.7×	66.1%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	55	0.2%	0.9×	63.6%
SM Sutton	London	50	0.2%	0.7×	80.0%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	43	0.1%	1.5×	65.1%
W London W	London	42	0.1%	0.5×	71.4%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	24	<0.1%	0.9×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.5×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	2,249	6.8%	0.9×	66.2%
North East	1,131	3.4%	0.9×	69.8%
North West	3,639	11.1%	1.0×	70.4%
Yorkshire and the Humber	3,017	9.2%	1.0×	68.5%
Wales	1,765	5.4%	1.1×	65.2%
West Midlands	3,800	11.6%	1.2×	70.0%
East Midlands	2,368	7.2%	1.0×	68.2%
East of England	3,389	10.3%	1.0×	70.8%
London	2,409	7.3%	0.8×	80.7%
South East	5,565	16.9%	1.1×	67.6%
South West	3,555	10.8%	1.0×	59.3%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Hyundai Santa FECars the same age

Lights and electrics13.3%11.5%
Suspension11.1%10.2%
Brakes8.3%6.6%
Tyres6.3%6.5%
Body and structure4.4%3.5%
Steering4.0%2.2%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.7%4.4%
Emissions and leaks1.9%3.3%
Seat belts and airbags0.9%1.0%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Hyundai Santa FE tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	4.1%	1.9%	2.2×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.0%	2.7%	1.5×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	2.9%	1.5%	1.9×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	2.8%	1.2%	2.3×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.8%	1.8%	1.6×	100.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.7%	2.1%	1.3×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.5%	2.4%	1.0×	100.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	1.4%	1.4×	100.0%
Side repeaters: not working Lights and electrics	1.8%	0.5%	3.6×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.8%	1.8%	1.0×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	21.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	10.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	7.5%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	6.3%
Coil spring: corroded	5.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.3%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.4%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.3%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	29,201	66.7%
Hybrid	2,904	91.2%
Petrol	777	54.2%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

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