Hyundai Terracan 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

45.7% of 772 MOT tests of the Hyundai Terracan first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.5 (95% CI 89.1–109.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Hyundai Terracan built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	45.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	772
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 89.1–109.8)	99.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	772
Rank among this model's 5 build years	3	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	772
Tested in 2024	94	tests	median 120,197 miles	2024	94

Built 2003 against Hyundai Terracan normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 46% vs 49.1%; age 17: 43.3% vs 43.3%; age 18: 48.1% vs 44.5%; age 19: 43.9% vs n/a%; age 20: 43% vs n/a%; age 21: 40.4% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 Hyundai Terracan by registration · All Hyundai Terracan MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2003 Hyundai Terracan fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Hyundai Terracan built 2003: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
16	311 (rough estimate)	46	40.5–51.5	49.1	93.7
17	247 (rough estimate)	43.3	37.3–49.6	43.3	100.1
18	214 (rough estimate)	48.1	41.5–54.8	44.5	108.1
19	173 (rough estimate)	43.9	36.7–51.4	not available	not available
20	114 (rough estimate)	43	34.3–52.2	not available	not available
21	94 (rough estimate)	40.4	31.1–50.5	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,153 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2003 Hyundai Terracan?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 46.1 items per 100 first tests, against 39.2 across all build years of the Hyundai Terracan. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai Terracan built 2003 against the Hyundai Terracan in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	46.1	39.2	531
Suspension	40.4	35.4	466
Brakes	34.2	39.3	394
Body, chassis, structure	18.5	13.7	213
Visibility	14.4	12.7	166

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,153 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Hyundai Terracan, 2003 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2004: index 99.6.

Hyundai Terracan build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2003	99.5	89.1–109.8	no different (rough estimate)	772
2004	99.6	93.8–105.4	no different (rough estimate)	2,531
2005	94.6	89.7–99.5	better (rough estimate)	3,411
2006	101.3	95.4–107.1	no different (rough estimate)	2,517
2007	95.4	89.1–101.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,054

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,285 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Hyundai Terracan 2003 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/hyundai-terracan/2003/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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