MOT History from tests of diesel HYUNDAI SANTA FEs year 2008

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Pass percent:59.85%

(The average a diesel HYUNDAI SANTA FE year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:19,174 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1060
Registration plate lamp issues	979
Headlamp aim out of alignment	966
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	612
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	545
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	441
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	374
Brake pipe excessively corroded	306
Registration plate issues	239
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	207
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	184
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	179
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	178
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	169
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	161
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	161
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	158
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	144
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	142
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	136
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	135
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	120
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	115
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	112
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	106
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	101
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	100
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	94
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	93
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	91
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	86
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	82
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	79
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	79
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	79
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	78
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	75
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	65
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	61
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	61
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	58
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	57
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	56
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	53
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	53
Rear brake binding	52
Windscreen washer not working	52
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	50
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	48
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	44
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	44
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	44
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	44
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	43
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	43
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	42
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	40
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	40
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	39
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	39
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	39
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	38
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	37
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	37
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	36
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	36
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	35
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	34
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	34
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	32
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	32
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	32
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	31
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	30
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	29
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	29
Windscreen has damage	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	28
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	28
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	28
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	26
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	26
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	26
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	25
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	25
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	24
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	24
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	24

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel HYUNDAI SANTA FEs year 2008

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