Hyundai Tucson 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

41.4% of 5,064 MOT tests of the Hyundai Tucson first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 94.1 (95% CI 90.1–98.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Hyundai Tucson fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Hyundai Tucson built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	41.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5064
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 90.1–98.1)	94.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5064
Rank among this model's 13 build years	1	of 13	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5064
Tested in 2024	567	tests	median 106,010 miles	2024	567

Built 2008 against Hyundai Tucson normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 38.2% vs 41.4%; age 12: 39.5% vs 42.8%; age 13: 42.2% vs 43.9%; age 14: 43.1% vs 44.6%; age 15: 43.6% vs 46.4%; age 16: 43.6% vs 46.7%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 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 2008 Hyundai Tucson fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 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 2008: 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)
11	1,072	38.2	35.4–41.2	41.4	92.4
12	957	39.5	36.4–42.6	42.8	92.3
13	917	42.2	39–45.4	43.9	96.1
14	836	43.1	39.7–46.4	44.6	96.6
15	715	43.6	40–47.3	46.4	94
16	567	43.6	39.5–47.7	46.7	93.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,064 (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 2008 Hyundai Tucson?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is suspension: 30.8 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 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai Tucson built 2008 against the Hyundai Tucson in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	30.8	4.8	1,562
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	29.3	4.9	1,484
Brakes	24.4	8.7	1,236
Visibility	9	6.9	456
Tyres	8.8	6	448

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,064 (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 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Hyundai Tucson, 2008 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 98.2. 2009: index 94.4.

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 2008 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/2008/

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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