Used car guide
2002 Hyundai Santa FE: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
52% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%)
Stands out: engine oil leaks 2.1×, headlights 2×, drive shaft (cv) joints 2.1×
253 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
57% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
159 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Hyundai Santa FE compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 682 | Tyres 20% |
| 2022 | 2,036 | Tyres 21% |
| 2021 | 1,825 | Tyres 22% |
| 2020 | 1,573 | Tyres 24% |
| 2019 | 3,352 | Tyres 23% |
| 2018 | 5,726 | Tyres 27% |
| 2017 | 7,847 | Tyres 30% |
| 2016 | 12,717 | Tyres 30% |
| 2015 | 8,793 | Tyres 31% |
| 2014 | 7,436 | Suspension 33% |
| 2013 | 4,066 | Suspension 44% |
| 2012 | 8,988 | Suspension 45% |
| 2011 | 9,829 | Suspension 50% |
| 2010 | 9,236 | Suspension 55% |
| 2009 | 1,928 | Suspension 57% |
| 2008 | 2,214 | Suspension 59% |
| 2007 | 3,438 | Suspension 59% |
| 2006 | 3,539 | Suspension 58% |
| 2005 | 2,210 | Suspension 55% |
| 2004 | 1,638 | Suspension 53% |
| 2003 | 1,012 | Lights and electrics 46% |
| 2001 | 119 | Suspension 57% |