Ssangyong Rodius: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ssangyong Rodius fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 9.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,783 individual Ssangyong Rodius tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 66.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 33 in every 100 Ssangyong Rodius presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Ssangyong Rodius tested had covered 72,997 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Ssangyong Rodius sits 9.9 points below the national average, ranked 1,833 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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Most common MOT failures on a Ssangyong Rodius

1. 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 functioning, 4.7% of tests (10.78x the national rate for this defect)
2. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 3.6% of tests (8.74x the national rate for this defect)
3. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 8.9% of tests (6.86x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.9% of tests (3.66x the national rate for this defect)
5. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.5% of tests (2.59x the national rate for this defect)
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.6% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this defect)
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.2% of tests (1.87x the national rate for this defect)
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4% of tests (1.86x the national rate for this defect)
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.9% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,783 DVSA-tracked Ssangyong Rodius tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.78% of these flagged Ssangyong Rodius defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Ssangyong Rodius

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Ssangyong Rodius before it actually fails on it.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 7.3% of tests (5.44x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 16.6% of tests (2.67x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 15.6% of tests (1.66x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 2.3% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 7.8% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 7.1% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 32.9% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this advisory)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 9.3% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 8.3% of tests
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.3% of tests

From 2,783 DVSA-tracked Ssangyong Rodius tests, 2024.

Ssangyong Rodius pass rate by model year

From its 2015 to its 2018 model year, the Ssangyong Rodius's first-time pass rate has risen 6 points, from 68% to 74%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Ssangyong Rodius year:

• 2014 Ssangyong Rodius - 61% first-time pass, 228 tests
• 2015 Ssangyong Rodius - 68% first-time pass, 397 tests
• 2016 Ssangyong Rodius - 67% first-time pass, 624 tests
• 2017 Ssangyong Rodius - 68.7% first-time pass, 633 tests
• 2018 Ssangyong Rodius - 74% first-time pass, 504 tests

Other Ssangyong models

• Ssangyong Korando - 71%
• Ssangyong Tivoli - 76.8%
• Ssangyong Rexton - 69.2%
• Ssangyong Musso - 68%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Hyundai Sonata - 67%
• Alfa Romeo Mito - 66.8%
• Daihatsu Sirion - 66.8%
• Mazda Demio - 66.8%
• SEAT Arosa - 66.7%
• Fiat Coupe - 66.7%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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