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Hyundai Santa Fe — Reliability by Year

57,208 vehicles · MOT data 2001–2021 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Hyundai Santa Fe was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2020
90.2% pass rate · 534 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2007
70.7% pass rate · 3,313 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2021
89.8%
30,690 mi 368
2020
90.2%
33,989 mi 534
2019
89.5%
36,124 mi 1,168
2018
88.5%
41,130 mi 1,978
2017
87.9%
47,398 mi 2,685
2016
86.8%
49,214 mi 4,361
2015
85.8%
54,277 mi 3,073
2014
82.2%
62,735 mi 2,643
2013
78.8%
68,033 mi 1,535
2012
73.9%
72,939 mi 3,447
2011
73.1%
79,466 mi 3,906
2010
73.6%
81,098 mi 3,923
2009
73.0%
78,641 mi 1,161
2008
71.9%
84,437 mi 1,705
2007
70.7%
83,763 mi 3,313
2006
71.3%
79,318 mi 4,746
2005
74.4%
81,500 mi 3,404
2004
73.7%
81,667 mi 4,175
2003
74.2%
80,172 mi 4,020
2002
72.9%
80,420 mi 3,196
2001
70.9%
77,443 mi 1,867

Which year Hyundai Santa Fe is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 30,690 miles (newest year) to 84,437 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Hyundai Santa Fe.

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