Hyundai Tucson 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

39.7% of 4,997 MOT tests of the Hyundai Tucson first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 94.4 (95% CI 90.3–98.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 Hyundai Tucson fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Hyundai Tucson built in 2009 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	39.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4997
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 90.3–98.6)	94.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4997
Rank among this model's 13 build years	2	of 13	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4997
Tested in 2024	618	tests	median 99,571 miles	2024	618

Built 2009 against Hyundai Tucson normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 37.2% vs 40.5%; age 11: 37.9% vs 38.4%; age 12: 43% vs 42.4%; age 13: 39.7% vs 42.5%; age 14: 38.3% vs 44.8%; age 15: 43.7% vs 46.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2009 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 2009 Hyundai Tucson fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 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 2009: 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)
10	997	37.2	34.3–40.3	40.5	92
11	932	37.9	34.8–41	38.4	98.6
12	896	43	39.8–46.2	42.4	101.4
13	838	39.7	36.5–43.1	42.5	93.4
14	716	38.3	34.8–41.9	44.8	85.4
15	618	43.7	39.8–47.6	46.2	94.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,997 (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 2009 Hyundai Tucson?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is brakes: 30.6 items per 100 first tests, against 8.7 across all build years of the Hyundai Tucson. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Hyundai Tucson built 2009 against the Hyundai Tucson in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2009, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	30.6	8.7	1,529
Suspension	26.8	4.8	1,341
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	23.9	4.9	1,195
Visibility	9.9	6.9	497
Steering	9.2	0.9	462

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,997 (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 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Hyundai Tucson, 2009 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 94.1. 2010: index 101.2.

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 2009 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/2009/

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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