Hyundai Terracan
Registered from 2003 to 2007.
About this model
The Hyundai Terracan is a mid-size SUV produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company from 2001 to 2007. It was kept in production in China, by Hawtai Motor Group, until 2011.
From the Wikipedia article Hyundai Terracan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 2.9 diesel. 172 of 566 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 28% of 2005 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 837 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 54% | 93 |
| Suspension | 49% | 85 |
| Lights and electrics | 44% | 75 |
| Steering | 31% | 54 |
| Body and structure | 20% | 35 |
| Visibility | 18% | 31 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: failed more often than 99% of 2005 cars — 31% of its 172 failed tests, where an ordinary 2005 car has 5%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 54% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 49% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Steering — 31% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 44% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 20% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 36% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 16% | 26% | 43 | |
| 80–100k miles | 28% | 28% | 104 | |
| 100–120k miles | 27% | 29% | 124 | |
| 120–140k miles | 37% | 30% | 142 | |
| 140–160k miles | 36% | 30% | 76 |
489 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.