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Hyundai Stellar vs Hyundai Tucson: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Hyundai Stellar
69%
MOT pass rate · 137 vehicles
Hyundai Tucson
83%
MOT pass rate · 132,578 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Hyundai Tucson is the more reliable of the two — 83% pass first time versus 69%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Hyundai Stellar Hyundai Tucson
MOT pass rate 69% 83%
MOT failure rate 31% 17%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 1.5
Dangerous-fault share 0% 4%
Average mileage 75,041 mi 68,151 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 137 132,578

Most common faults

Hyundai Stellar

  1. Oil leak
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  4. Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing
  5. Suspension joint offside lower dust cover split/missing
  6. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Hyundai Tucson

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  5. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  6. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Hyundai Tucson is the more reliable of the two — 83% pass first time versus 69%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Hyundai Stellar report Full Hyundai Tucson report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.