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CarsLore / Compare / Large SUVs / Terrain vs Tucson

GMC Terrain vs Hyundai Tucson

compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 3 like-for-like measures: the GMC Terrain leads on 0, the Hyundai Tucson on 0, 3 too close to call.

Where each one leads

GMC Terrain

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Hyundai Tucson

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Too close to call: new York safety inspections failed, against cars of the same year; NHTSA overall safety rating; official combined fuel use, Canada (l/100 km).

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

GMC TerrainHyundai Tucson
Model years in the US safety record2009–20272004–2026
New cars registered in Europe—944,582 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—256,427
On the road in the Netherlands—43,046
In traffic in Finland—4,499

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

GMC TerrainHyundai Tucson
UK MOT first-time pass rate—82%
… against cars of the same age—+1%
New York safety inspections failed1.2%1.0%
… against cars of the same year−10%−10%
Illogical odometer records (NL)—1.9%
US owner complaints3,1316,316
Most complaints aboutEngineEngine
Model year with most complaints2011 (386)2016 (1,625)
US recall campaigns2236
Manufacturer service bulletins17,3751,755
NHTSA defect investigations1526

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

GMC TerrainHyundai Tucson
NHTSA overall rating5★ (2026)5★ (2026)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

GMC TerrainHyundai Tucson
Official combined fuel use, Canada8.8 l/100 km (2026)8.8 l/100 km (2026)
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—7.2 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol—7.6 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel—5.2 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid—6.2 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe—117 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe—121 kW (162 hp)
Average mass in running order—1,663 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)—€31,434
Average odometer in Finland—142,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).