Used car guide
2006 Hyundai Tucson: 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
48% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%)
Stands out: sub-frame 3.2×, suspension arm bushes and joints 1.7×, exhaust system 1.8×
1,237 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
52% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%)
Stands out: sub-frame 2.5×, ball joint 2×, number plate lights 1.8×
2,274 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 Tucson 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 | 1,408 | Tyres 13% |
| 2022 | 22,805 | Tyres 20% |
| 2021 | 33,720 | Tyres 21% |
| 2020 | 39,219 | Tyres 27% |
| 2019 | 79,696 | Tyres 29% |
| 2018 | 73,961 | Tyres 30% |
| 2017 | 71,334 | Tyres 29% |
| 2016 | 60,562 | Tyres 30% |
| 2015 | 14,350 | Tyres 30% |
| 2010 | 761 | Brakes 42% |
| 2009 | 1,835 | Suspension 51% |
| 2008 | 1,723 | Suspension 50% |
| 2007 | 2,864 | Suspension 52% |
| 2005 | 3,162 | Suspension 58% |
| 2004 | 785 | Suspension 53% |