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Hyundai SANTA FE - 2012

314.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Hyundai SANTA FE, model year 2012. Sample size: 3,137 cars, 7,963 tests and 25,023 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,137 cars

The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe has an overall defect rate of 314 defects per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the yearly average of 246 defects, indicating a 27.7% increase in issues compared to similar cars. Notably, the Santa Fe shows a concerning trend in brake defects, with a rate of 143 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 34% above the average. Additionally, it experiences more issues in lights and electrics, registering 98 defects per 100 compared to the average of 60. However, it performs better in body and structure defects, showing a rate of 39 defects per 100, substantially lower than the average of 25. Overall, while the Santa Fe excels in some areas, its higher defect rates in critical categories such as brakes raise concerns.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,137 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 37.6% worse
142.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▲ 8.3% better
12.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 7.3% better
17.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 57.8% worse
97.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
▼ 19.8% worse
292.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 49.2% worse
39.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
Equipment
▲ 19.4% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 11.0% better
21.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 463 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,860
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,186
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,173
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,556
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,265
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,063
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,042
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 781
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 760
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: 745

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 760
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 544
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 483
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 320
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 295
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 221
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 191
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 177
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 152