Ssangyong Korando MOT pass rate & common failures

At a glance

Pass rate, adjusted for age and mileage

The Korando is 6.4 percentage points below the national pass rate once age and mileage are accounted for, which is well below average. The unadjusted figure is 66.8%; the difference is what the age and mileage of this model’s fleet was hiding.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Ssangyong Korando tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1. 1.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm13.7%

   313 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained

2. 2.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded13.5%

   308 occurrencesBrake pipe corroded explained

3. 3.Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning13.5%

   308 occurrencesStop lamp not working explained

4. 4.A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps13.2%

   302 occurrencesLamp not working explained

5. 5.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements11.4%

   261 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

6. 6.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened11.4%

   260 occurrencesRoad spring broken or fractured explained

7. 7.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement10.3%

   236 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained

8. 8.A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc9.1%

   209 occurrencesDriveshaft CV joint gaiter split or missing explained

9. 9.Parking brake inoperative on one side8.9%

   203 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained

10. 10.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen8.6%

    197 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Ssangyong Korando tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1. 1.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements31.8%

   2,669 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

2. 2.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded20.9%

   1,759 testsBrake pipe corroded explained

3. 3.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm15.5%

   1,303 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained

4. 4.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured12.9%

   1,083 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained

5. 5.A tyre seriously damaged9.4%

   788 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained

6. 6.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened4.3%

   360 testsRoad spring broken or fractured explained

7. 7.Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn4.0%

   335 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained

8. 8.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn3.8%

   322 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained

How wear changes the picture

Pass rate by vehicle age

Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The Korando fleet

Average mileage recorded at test

61,140

Across examples of every age, so this is a description of the fleet rather than an annual figure.

Fuel mix of tested cars

Diesel83.1%

Petrol15.9%

Electric1.0%

Compare within the range

Other Ssangyong models

• Ssangyong Tivoli — 71.4% unadjusted
• Ssangyong Rexton — 67.6% adjusted
• Ssangyong Musso — 64.3% unadjusted
• Ssangyong Rodius — 59.5% unadjusted
• All Ssangyong models →

Similar test volumes

Compare against other makes

• Volkswagen Crafter — 74.7% adjusted, ranked 116
• Peugeot Horizon — 67.3% adjusted, ranked 205
• Fiat Fiorino — 62.2% adjusted, ranked 243
• Hyundai I800 — 61.1% adjusted, ranked 250

Common questions

Is the Ssangyong Korando reliable?

On MOT evidence the Ssangyong Korando is well below average. It passes 65.9% of tests once age and mileage are accounted for, against a national average of 72.3%. That figure covers 73% of the national age and mileage range, which is enough to quote but not to rank. This measures how often the car meets the MOT standard, not how often it breaks down or what a repair costs.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Ssangyong Korando?

The item recorded most often is "a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm", which appears in 13.7% of failed Ssangyong Korando tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Ssangyong Korando?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 31.8% of all Ssangyong Korando tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Ssangyong Korando usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 61,140 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Does a Ssangyong Korando get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 3 to 5 years old, 81.5% of Ssangyong Korando tests pass. By 12 to 14 years, that falls to 53.4%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Ssangyong Korando models petrol or diesel?

Of the Ssangyong Korando cars tested, 83% are diesel, 16% are petrol, 1% are electric. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. The adjusted rate is directly standardised across twenty-five age and mileage bands and reweighted onto the national distribution, so this model is compared against cars that have lived a similar life rather than against a younger or lighter-used fleet.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.

Further reading

Make sense of the numbers

• How to judge reliability from evidence rather than reputation
• What counts as high or low mileage for a car’s age
• The most common MOT failures and how to avoid them
• What to check before buying a used Ssangyong