Yep! One of the few irritating "features" of the Tucson

Lift rear door and step right under the raised tailgate, letting the water drip away. A pain but what can you do?

 

+1

Annoying, but just something you get used to. So far, the only niggle I have with mine. I love it.

 

Maybe have to do with the back/hatch being so slanted? Unusually sporty looking and one of Tucson's best looks imo, but most CUVs are a bit more vertical so maybe less water accumulation? Brain farting here.
Depending on how much rain, just learned to work around it as noted.

 

The tailgate is not a single panel but has at least the lower panel bolted onto the main tailgate. I get the feeling that some water is held in between the two and pours out when the tailgate is lifted. Might be worth checking if any drain holes are blocked I guess ... another task for my list of stuff I will probably never get around to doing

The other thing I don't like about our Tucson are the hard plastics in the interior, but it is otherwise a very good car, even before you look at what they cost.

 

First, what is a "69 plate"?

Not sure why you have a water fall coming off it. Once opened, it will drip some off. Usually under the gate it will miss you. If you have the power liftgate, it's resting position is adjustable. But I've never had a waterfall efffect from ours.

 

First, what is a "69 plate"?

A British term. Uk registration numbers denote year of registration. So a 19 plate was registered between March and the end of August 2019, then 50 is added to the number for the next six months. So a 69 plate is Sept 2019 to end of March 2020