2016 Ssangyong Rexton: MOT pass rate and reliability

63.9% of 2016 Ssangyong Rextons pass the MOT first time, measured across 388 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 67,075 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Ssangyong Rextons (69.8%, 3,384 tests): -5.9 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -17 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ssangyong Rexton model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ssangyong Rexton:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2014 56.5% 370 82,813
2015 64.4% 402 76,218
2016 63.9% 388 67,075
2017 70.4% 467 58,011
2018 78.7% 342 53,139
2019 84.4% 288 43,560
2021 89.7% 300 28,222

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Rexton

The 2016 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.9 points less often than the Ssangyong Rexton average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2016 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2016 Ssangyong Rexton the average at test was 67,075 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 89.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 56.5%. That 33.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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