Hyundai Tucson 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

48.0% of 12,826 MOT tests of the Hyundai Tucson first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.7 (95% CI 99.2–104.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2006 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Hyundai Tucson built in 2006 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	12826
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.2–104.3)	101.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	12826
Rank among this model's 13 build years	9	of 13	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	12826
Tested in 2024	1127	tests	median 109,517 miles	2024	1127

Built 2006 against Hyundai Tucson normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 46% vs 47.8%; age 14: 47% vs 46.5%; age 15: 48.7% vs 47.7%; age 16: 48.9% vs 46.7%; age 17: 49.9% vs 47.1%; age 18: 50% vs 46.5%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2006 Hyundai Tucson by registration · All Hyundai Tucson 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 2006 Hyundai Tucson fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 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 Tucson built 2006: 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)
13	3,222	46	44.3–47.8	47.8	96.2
14	2,676	47	45.1–48.9	46.5	101.2
15	2,335	48.7	46.7–50.8	47.7	102.1
16	1,947	48.9	46.7–51.2	46.7	104.7
17	1,519	49.9	47.4–52.4	47.1	105.8
18	1,127	50	47.1–53	46.5	107.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,826 (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 2006 Hyundai Tucson?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is suspension: 48.8 items per 100 first tests, against 4.8 across all build years of the Hyundai Tucson. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai Tucson built 2006 against the Hyundai Tucson in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2006, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	48.8	4.8	6,263
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	38.5	4.9	4,933
Brakes	32.9	8.7	4,219
Body, chassis, structure	10.8	1.4	1,389
Visibility	10.4	6.9	1,336

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,826 (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 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Hyundai Tucson, 2006 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 100.1. 2007: index 98.2.

Hyundai Tucson build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2004	101.1	96.0–106.2	no different (rough estimate)	3,028
2005	100.1	97.4–102.7	no different	11,491
2006	101.7	99.2–104.3	no different	12,826
2007	98.2	95.3–101.2	no different	9,434
2008	94.1	90.1–98.1	better	5,064
2009	94.4	90.3–98.6	better	4,997
2010	101.2	93.8–108.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,874
2015	108.9	106.1–111.7	worse	29,583
2016	101.9	100.5–103.3	worse	125,885
2017	96.2	94.8–97.6	better	129,424
2018	100.9	99.2–102.5	no different	101,132
2019	106.6	104.7–108.5	worse	81,866
2020	112.5	109.0–116.0	worse	26,563

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 543,167 (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 Tucson 2006 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-tucson/2006/

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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