Does the Hyundai Terracan fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Hyundai Terracan records 13.69 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.45 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.24, 95% interval −0.40 to +0.89). It ranks 250 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Hyundai Terracan by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai Terracan is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 385 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 385 | 3.04 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 369 | 2.91 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 231 | 1.82 |
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 138 | 1.09 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 131 | 1.03 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,664 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Hyundai Terracan gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
16.0% of Hyundai Terracan MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,733 miles later (1,094 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,094 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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