Does the Hyundai Tucson fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Hyundai Tucson records 8.73 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.34 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.39, 95% interval +3.31 to +3.47). It ranks 168 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Hyundai Tucson by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Hyundai Tucson is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 16,778 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 16,778 | 2.94 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 4,817 | 0.84 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment | 3,638 | 0.64 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 3,175 | 0.56 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 2,642 | 0.46 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 571,051 (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 Tucson gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.2% of Hyundai Tucson MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,896 miles later (67,280 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 67,280 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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