How reliable is the Ssangyong Musso compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Ssangyong Musso, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 64.3% across 3,313 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

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

The item recorded most often is "Parking brake inoperative on one side", which appears in 28.5% of failed Ssangyong Musso 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 Musso?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 23.2% of all Ssangyong Musso tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

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

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 57,339 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.

Model reliability file

Ssangyong Musso MOT pass rate & common failures

From 3,313 recorded MOT tests of the Ssangyong Musso, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 3,313 MOT tests, 64.3% of Ssangyong Musso tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Ssangyong Musso fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is parking brake inoperative on one side, which appears in 28.5% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 57,339 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

64.3%unadjusted, not comparable3,313 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the Musso. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 3,313 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

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

1.Parking brake inoperative on one side28.5%
292 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained
2.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement22.3%
228 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained
3.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm17.1%
175 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
4.An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning16.2%
166 occurrencesLamp not working explained
5.Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value15.2%
156 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained
6.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened11.9%
122 occurrencesRoad spring broken or fractured explained
7.A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play11.5%
118 occurrencesBall joint worn explained
8.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn11.3%
116 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
9.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen8.9%
91 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
10.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements8.9%
91 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

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

1.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements23.2%
767 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
2.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm20.8%
689 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
3.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured7.9%
262 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
4.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn7.7%
256 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
5.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded7.3%
242 testsBrake pipe corroded explained
6.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened6.2%
205 testsRoad spring broken or fractured explained
7.Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn4.8%
158 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
8.Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users3.9%
128 tests

What gets tested

The Musso fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 57,339
Fuel mix of tested cars: Diesel99.8%

Trim names grouped into this model (3)

Recorded exactly as DVSA holds them. Trim-level names are rolled up so one model is not split across a dozen thin pages.

MUSSO 290S
MUSSO 4X4 WAGON
MUSSO SE A220S 4WD

Check a specific Ssangyong Musso

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Ssangyong models

Ssangyong Korando — 65.9% adjusted
Ssangyong Tivoli — 71.4% unadjusted
Ssangyong Rexton — 67.6% adjusted
Ssangyong Rodius — 59.5% unadjusted
All Ssangyong models

Common questions

How reliable is the Ssangyong Musso compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Ssangyong Musso, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 64.3% across 3,313 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Ssangyong Musso?: The item recorded most often is "Parking brake inoperative on one side", which appears in 28.5% of failed Ssangyong Musso 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 Musso?: The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 23.2% of all Ssangyong Musso tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Ssangyong Musso usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 57,339 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.

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. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

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.