Make overview
Ssangyong MOT pass rates by model
Data updated
Quick answer
Ssangyong cars pass 67.3% of MOT tests across 25,515 recorded tests, against a national average of 72.3%. Of the 5 Ssangyong models with MOT data, the Rexton has the highest age-adjusted pass rate at 67.6%. The item recorded most often on a failed Ssangyong is a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm.
- Tests analysed
- 25,515
- Adjusted pass rate
- 66.4%
- Models with data
- 5
Adjusted for age and mileage
Ssangyong models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Adjusted pass rate | National rank | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssangyong Rexton | 67.6% | 200 of 262 | 3,639 |
| Ssangyong Korando | 65.9% | 213 of 262 | 8,397 |
Unadjusted, not ranked
Other Ssangyong models with MOT data
These models have at least 500 recorded tests, but their tested examples do not span enough ages and mileages to rank fairly. Their failure and advisory patterns are still drawn from real tests.
| Model | Unadjusted pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Ssangyong Tivoli | 71.4% | 7,546 |
| Ssangyong Musso | 64.3% | 3,313 |
| Ssangyong Rodius | 59.5% | 2,620 |
Across the range
What Ssangyong cars fail on most
Share of failed Ssangyong tests recording each item, summed across every model above.
- 1.a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm15.7%
- 2.A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps12.0%
- 3.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements11.8%
- 4.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened11.0%
- 5.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement10.5%
- 6.Parking brake inoperative on one side9.7%
Common questions
- What is the MOT pass rate for Ssangyong?
- Across 25,515 recorded MOT tests, 67.3% of Ssangyong tests ended in a pass, against a national average of 72.3%. Adjusted for the age and mileage of the cars tested, the figure is 66.4%. A make-level figure blends very different cars, so the individual model pages are the more useful comparison.
- Which Ssangyong is the most reliable on MOT evidence?
- Of the Ssangyong models with enough data to compare fairly, the Rexton has the highest age-and-mileage-adjusted pass rate at 67.6%, ranking 200 of 262 models nationally. This reflects how often cars meet the MOT standard, not how often they break down.
- What do Ssangyong cars most often fail their MOT on?
- The most commonly recorded failure item across Ssangyong tests is "a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm", appearing in 15.7% of failed tests. One failed test can list several items, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
- Why do some Ssangyong models not have a pass rate ranking?
- A model is only ranked when its tested examples cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages for a fair comparison. 2 of the 5 Ssangyong models here qualify. For the rest we publish the unadjusted rate and the failure patterns, but not a rank, because comparing unadjusted rates mostly sorts cars by how new they are.
How to read these figures
Why the adjusted rate is the fair one
An unadjusted pass rate is strongly driven by the age and mileage of the cars being tested, not by how well they were built. A model bought mainly as a lightly used second car will look better than an identical car sold to high-mileage drivers. Adjusting for age and mileage compares each model against cars that have lived a similar life.
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