2008 Hyundai Tucson — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age

18 years

Current Age

58.6%

Latest Pass Rate

14,000

Total Tests (All Years)

102,147 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 16

This car: 58.6%

Average: 52.7%

✅ 5.9% above average (10212 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2008 Hyundai Tucson as it ages.

3 yrs82.4%

→ ↑0.4%

4 yrs82.8%

→ ↓7.0%

5 yrs75.8%

→ ↓2.1%

6 yrs73.7%

→ ↓0.2%

7 yrs73.5%

→ ↓5.5%

8 yrs68.0%

→ ↓1.5%

9 yrs66.5%

→ ↓2.1%

10 yrs64.4%

→ ↓3.3%

11 yrs61.1%

→ ↑1.3%

12 yrs62.4%

→ ↓4.7%

13 yrs57.7%

→ ↓0.9%

14 yrs56.8%

→ ↓0.4%

15 yrs56.4%

→ ↑2.2%

16 yrs58.6%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
3 yrs	82.4%	1,269
4 yrs	82.8%	1,270
5 yrs	75.8%	1,258
6 yrs	73.7%	1,235
7 yrs	73.5%	1,231
8 yrs	68.0%	1,236
9 yrs	66.5%	1,218
10 yrs	64.4%	824
11 yrs	61.1%	817
12 yrs	62.4%	779
13 yrs	57.7%	922
14 yrs	56.8%	685
15 yrs	56.4%	715
16 yrs	58.6%	541

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2008 Hyundai Tucson pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (16 yrs)	58.6%	541
2023 (15 yrs)	56.4%	715
2022 (14 yrs)	56.8%	685
2021 (13 yrs)	57.7%	922
2020 (12 yrs)	62.4%	779
2019 (11 yrs)	61.1%	817
2018 (10 yrs)	64.4%	824
2017 (9 yrs)	66.5%	1,218
2016 (8 yrs)	68%	1,236
2015 (7 yrs)	73.5%	1,231
2014 (6 yrs)	73.7%	1,235
2013 (5 yrs)	75.8%	1,258
2012 (4 yrs)	82.8%	1,270
2011 (3 yrs)	82.4%	1,269

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2011

82.4%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 1,269Avg Mileage 29,808Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.9%

2012

82.8%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 1,270Avg Mileage 38,344Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.1%

2013

75.8%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 1,258Avg Mileage 46,873Top Failure Brakes — 18.4%

2014

73.7%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 1,235Avg Mileage 54,854Top Failure Brakes — 23.2%

2015

73.5%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 1,231Avg Mileage 63,534Top Failure Brakes — 24.4%

2016

68.0%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 1,236Avg Mileage 70,650Top Failure Brakes — 33.0%

2017

66.5%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 1,218Avg Mileage 78,855Top Failure Brakes — 37.4%

2018High Fail Rate

64.4%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 824Avg Mileage 85,738Top Failure Brakes — 46.1%

2019High Fail Rate

61.1%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 817Avg Mileage 89,584Top Failure Brakes — 47.1%

2020High Fail Rate

62.4%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 779Avg Mileage 93,552Top Failure Brakes — 48.5%

2021High Fail Rate

57.7%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 922Avg Mileage 97,676Top Failure Brakes — 56.1%

2022High Fail Rate

56.8%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 685Avg Mileage 99,574Top Failure Brakes — 61.8%

2023High Fail Rate

56.4%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 715Avg Mileage 103,601Top Failure Suspension — 66.4%

2024High Fail Rate

58.6%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 541Avg Mileage 102,147Top Failure Suspension — 49.5%

MOT results for 2008 Hyundai Tucson by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2011	3	82.4%	1,269	29,808	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.9%
2012	4	82.8%	1,270	38,344	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.1%
2013	5	75.8%	1,258	46,873	Brakes — 18.4%
2014	6	73.7%	1,235	54,854	Brakes — 23.2%
2015	7	73.5%	1,231	63,534	Brakes — 24.4%
2016	8	68.0%	1,236	70,650	Brakes — 33.0%
2017	9	66.5%	1,218	78,855	Brakes — 37.4%
2018	10	64.4%	824	85,738	Brakes — 46.1%
2019	11	61.1%	817	89,584	Brakes — 47.1%
2020	12	62.4%	779	93,552	Brakes — 48.5%
2021	13	57.7%	922	97,676	Brakes — 56.1%
2022	14	56.8%	685	99,574	Brakes — 61.8%
2023	15	56.4%	715	103,601	Suspension — 66.4%
2024	16	58.6%	541	102,147	Suspension — 49.5%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2008 Hyundai Tucson, with age trends.

Brakes

37.0%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

31.5%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

31.0%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

20.1%

↑ Increases with age

Body, chassis, structure

14.0%

↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Brakes	4.3% (3 yrs)	49.2% (16 yrs)	+44.9%	🔴 ↑
Suspension	5.8% (3 yrs)	49.5% (16 yrs)	+43.7%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	4.4% (3 yrs)	25.0% (16 yrs)	+20.6%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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About This Data

This page shows how Hyundai Tucson cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2011 to 2024, covering 14,000 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.