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. On a Ssangyong Rodius bought as a 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, 3.7% of tests (11.05x the national rate for this defect)
2. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 3% of tests (9.7x the national rate for this defect)
3. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 7.1% of tests (7.5x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3% of tests (3.64x 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, 2.8% of tests (2.86x the national rate for this defect)
6. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.6% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this defect)
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.7% of tests (2.22x the national rate for this defect)
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2% of tests (2.21x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.4% of tests (2.07x the national rate for this defect)
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.1% of tests (1.98x the national rate for this defect)

From 3,996 DVSA-tracked Ssangyong Rodius tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.58% of these flagged Ssangyong Rodius defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Ssangyong Rodius pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. 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

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