Hyundai Santa Fe MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Hyundai Santa Fe in Great Britain in 2025 — 33,425 tests. Figures cover every Santa Fe first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Santa Fe ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
68.8%
3.5 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
33,425
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.0%
of Santa Fe first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
81,250
middle half: 63,750–98,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Hyundai Santa Fe cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 45,148 Hyundai Santa Fe cars that were taxed or on SORN: 40,383 taxed and 4,765 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Hyundai Santa Fe vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
40,383
89.4% of the 45,148 Santa Fe cars taxed or on SORN; 53 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
4,765
declared off the road by their keepers — 10.6% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Santa Fe cars peaked at 43,823 at the end of 2018 and has since fallen by 3,440 (7.8%) to 40,383 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 753 at the end of 2014 to 4,765 at the end of 2025, up 532.8%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Santa Fe cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

010k20k30k40k50k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Santa Fe cars, year 2014: 39kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2015: 41kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2016: 43kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2017: 43kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2018: 44kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2019: 42kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2020: 41kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2021: 40kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2022: 39kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2023: 40kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2024: 39kTaxed Santa Fe cars, year 2025: 40k40k
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YearTaxed Santa Fe cars
201438,918
201540,596
201643,184
201743,448
201843,823
201942,478
202041,077
202139,719
202239,343
202339,595
202438,713
202540,383

Santa Fe cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k5k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Santa Fe cars on SORN, year 2014: 753Santa Fe cars on SORN, year 2015: 1kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2016: 2kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2017: 2kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2018: 2kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2019: 3kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2020: 3kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2021: 4kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2022: 4kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2023: 4kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2024: 5kSanta Fe cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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YearSanta Fe cars on SORN
2014753
20151,095
20161,582
20172,116
20182,486
20193,028
20203,388
20213,615
20223,845
20234,257
20244,552
20254,765

Which model years survive

Taxed Santa Fe cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 40,383 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 3 taxed Santa Fe cars have no recorded year of manufacture and are not in the table, so the rows add up to 40,380. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Santa Fe cars
20253,8569.5%
20241,7104.2%
20232,5876.4%
20221,7884.4%
20218652.1%
20205231.3%
20191,1152.8%
20182,0115.0%
20172,7956.9%
20164,42711.0%
20152,9857.4%
20142,4806.1%
20131,3503.3%
20122,7466.8%
20112,9257.2%
20102,6496.6%
20094561.1%
20084921.2%
20077561.9%
20067601.9%
20054631.1%
All other build years (six years, each under 1%)6411.6%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name SANTA FE under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Santa Fe ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Santa Fe vs all cars, 2025.

Hyundai Santa FeAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 3: 90.3%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 4: 89%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 5: 84.4%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 6: 83.5%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 7: 82%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 8: 80.5%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 9: 77.8%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 10: 75.5%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 11: 66.4%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 12: 60.6%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 13: 52.4%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 14: 53.5%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 15: 51.6%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 16: 60.9%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 17: 57.8%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 18: 54.5%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 19: 50.9%Hyundai Santa Fe, vehicle age 20: 51.6%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Hyundai Santa Fe 51.6%
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Age (years)Santa Fe testsSanta Fe pass rateAll cars
31,95390.3%88.5%
492989.0%87.2%
551984.4%86.0%
61,09183.5%83.5%
71,92082.0%80.9%
82,60680.5%78.2%
94,26077.8%74.9%
102,92475.5%71.9%
112,45966.4%68.6%
121,32360.6%65.8%
132,83952.4%63.5%
143,04553.5%61.2%
152,79851.6%59.3%
1652760.9%58.3%
1756657.8%57.2%
1889154.5%57.4%
1986450.9%57.0%
2052751.6%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Santa Fe's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Santa Fe beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Santa Fe aheadSanta Fe behind
-12-6+0+6+12Age 3: +1.8 points vs the average car3Age 4: +1.8 points vs the average carAge 5: -1.6 points vs the average car5Age 6: +0.0 points vs the average carAge 7: +1.1 points vs the average car7Age 8: +2.3 points vs the average carAge 9: +2.9 points vs the average car9Age 10: +3.6 points vs the average carAge 11: -2.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: -5.2 points vs the average carAge 13: -11.1 points vs the average car13Age 14: -7.7 points vs the average carAge 15: -7.7 points vs the average car15Age 16: +2.6 points vs the average carAge 17: +0.6 points vs the average car17Age 18: -2.9 points vs the average carAge 19: -6.1 points vs the average car19Age 20: -6.0 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+1.8
4+1.8
5-1.6
6+0.0
7+1.1
8+2.3
9+2.9
10+3.6
11-2.2
12-5.2
13-11.1
14-7.7
15-7.7
16+2.6
17+0.6
18-2.9
19-6.1
20-6.0

The Santa Fe fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Santa Fe fleet still in use.

01k2k3k5kAge 3: 1k3Age 4: 929Age 5: 5195Age 6: 1kAge 7: 1k7Age 8: 2kAge 9: 4k9Age 10: 2kAge 11: 2k11Age 12: 1kAge 13: 2k13Age 14: 3kAge 15: 2k15Age 16: 527Age 17: 56617Age 18: 891Age 19: 86419Age 20: 52720Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
31,953
4929
5519
61,091
71,920
82,606
94,260
102,924
112,459
121,323
132,839
143,045
152,798
16527
17566
18891
19864
20527

What a Santa Fe fails on

Where the failure items land when a Santa Fe fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.2%
Suspension20.8%
Brakes17.2%
Tyres11.2%
Body, chassis, structure6.9%
Steering6.0%
Visibility5.7%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.8%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.7% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Santa Fe, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 28.2% of advisories28.2%Brakes: 26.8% of advisories26.8%Tyres: 25.5% of advisories25.5%Non-component advisories: 6.1% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 4.4% of advisoriesSteering: 2.7% of advisories
SuspensionBrakesTyresNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksSteering
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension28.2%
Brakes26.8%
Tyres25.5%
Non-component advisories6.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.4%
Steering2.7%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Santa Fe?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Santa Fe fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 66.8% of 29,543 tests66.8%Diesel29,543 testsHybrid electric: 91.0% of 3,091 tests91.0%Hybrid3,091 testsPetrol: 54.5% of 786 tests54.5%Petrol786 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel29,54366.8%
Hybrid electric3,09191.0%
Petrol78654.5%

What mileage is normal for a Santa Fe?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Santa Fe; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Santa Fe (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 21,250–36,250)Age 4: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 28,750–46,250)Age 5: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 33,750–53,750)Age 6: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 38,750–63,750)Age 7: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 46,250–71,250)Age 8: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 53,750–83,750)Age 9: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 58,750–88,750)Age 10: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 63,750–98,750)Age 11: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 73,750–111,250)Age 12: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 83,750–121,250)Age 13: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 86,250–128,750)Age 14: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 96,250–138,750)Age 15: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 98,750–143,750)Age 16: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 91,250–133,750)Age 17: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 101,250–141,250)Age 18: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 101,250–143,750)Age 19: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 93,750–138,750)Age 20: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 98,750–146,250)121k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
321,25028,75036,250
428,75036,25046,250
533,75043,75053,750
638,75048,75063,750
746,25058,75071,250
853,75068,75083,750
958,75073,75088,750
1063,75081,25098,750
1173,75091,250111,250
1283,750101,250121,250
1386,250106,250128,750
1496,250116,250138,750
1598,750118,750143,750
1691,250111,250133,750
17101,250121,250141,250
18101,250121,250143,750
1993,750113,750138,750
2098,750121,250146,250

What fails at each age

The Santa Fe's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresVisibilitySuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNoise, emissions and leaksBrakesSteeringBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres33.3%
3-5 yrsVisibility15.7%
3-5 yrsSuspension14.8%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.2%
3-5 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks9.2%
3-5 yrsEverything else17.8%
6-9 yrsTyres23.3%
6-9 yrsBrakes22.6%
6-9 yrsSuspension20.1%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.9%
6-9 yrsVisibility6.3%
6-9 yrsEverything else12.8%
10-13 yrsSuspension23.4%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.7%
10-13 yrsBrakes18.6%
10-13 yrsTyres12.9%
10-13 yrsSteering10.8%
10-13 yrsEverything else13.6%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.9%
14+ yrsSuspension23.7%
14+ yrsBrakes18.5%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure10.3%
14+ yrsTyres7.8%
14+ yrsEverything else13.8%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.