Hyundai SANTA FE - 2011
345.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Hyundai SANTA FE, model year 2011.
Sample size: 3,412 cars, 8,421 tests and 29,063 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,412 cars
The 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe has an overall defect rate of 345 per 100 vehicles, which is 27.5% higher than the average for its year at 271 per 100. While the Santa Fe performs better than average in categories such as steering, equipment, and other defects, it encounters significantly more issues with brakes, lights and electrics, and wheels, suspensions, and axles. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates tend to rise with higher mileage, particularly beyond 124,000 miles. Overall, this model exhibits a mixed performance, excelling in some areas while facing notable challenges in others.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,412 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 48.6% worse
163.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 36.7% better
10.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 3.3% worse
21.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 52.4% worse
105.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 22.6% worse
326.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 45.7% worse
45.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 44.6% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 51.8% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,835
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,543
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,503
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,118
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,846
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,340
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,117
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,005
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 892
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 837
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 892
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 659
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 558
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 350
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 276
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 264
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 254
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 223
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 184