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2022 Hyundai Santa FE: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the Hyundai Santa FE first registered in 2022: we looked at the 2,036 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

2,036MOTs of 2022 cars, done in 2023–2025
91%pass first time (all 2022 cars: 89%)
9,400typical miles a year
3.6×the usual rate for shock absorbers

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2022 Hyundai Santa FE?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2022 Hyundai Santa FE than on all cars registered in 2022.

  • Shock absorbers3.6× usual
    Hyundai Santa FE
    4.3% All 2022 cars
    1.2%

    Failed outright at MOT: 1%, against 0.2% of all 2022 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £200–£300 (pair, average rear to front) ClickMechanic

    At the viewing: Push down hard on each corner. It should bounce once and settle. Look for oil on the shock absorber body.

Common 2022 Hyundai Santa FE MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2022 Hyundai Santa FE MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Tyres
    21% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Suspension
    5% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    5% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Seats and seatbelts
    3% of testsRough price £80–£250

    At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

  • Lights and electrics
    2% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Oil and fluid leaks
    1% of testsRough price £80–£600

    At the viewing: Look under the engine and on the ground where the car is usually parked for fresh oil or fluid.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2022 Hyundai Santa FE

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

  1. Any recent work on the shock absorbers? (Flagged at MOT 3.6× as often on the 2022 Hyundai Santa FE as on other cars the same age.)
  2. Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Other years

Every year of the Hyundai Santa FE compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023682Tyres 20%
20211,825Tyres 22%
20201,573Tyres 24%
20193,352Tyres 23%
20185,726Tyres 27%
20177,847Tyres 30%
201612,717Tyres 30%
20158,793Tyres 31%
20147,436Suspension 33%
20134,066Suspension 44%
20128,988Suspension 45%
20119,829Suspension 50%
20109,236Suspension 55%
20091,928Suspension 57%
20082,214Suspension 59%
20073,438Suspension 59%
20063,539Suspension 58%
20052,210Suspension 55%
20041,638Suspension 53%
20031,012Lights and electrics 46%
2002412Brakes 48%
2001119Suspension 57%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting the MOTs of Hyundai Santa FE cars first registered in 2022. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score