Ssangyong Tivoli: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ssangyong Tivoli passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 0.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 6,547 individual Ssangyong Tivoli tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 76.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 23 in every 100 Ssangyong Tivolis presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Ssangyong Tivoli tested had covered 48,941 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Ssangyong Tivoli bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Ssangyong Tivoli

1. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 3.5% of tests (5.32x the national rate for this defect)
2. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.9% of tests (3.21x the national rate for this defect)
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.2% of tests (2.1x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.2% of tests (2.09x the national rate for this defect)
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.2% of tests (2.08x the national rate for this defect)
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2.3% of tests (1.88x the national rate for this defect)
7. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests (1.78x 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, 1.5% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.2% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.8% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this defect)

From 9,419 DVSA-tracked Ssangyong Tivoli tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.87% of these flagged Ssangyong Tivoli defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Ssangyong Tivoli 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 Tivoli year:

• 2015 Ssangyong Tivoli - 70.7% first-time pass, 972 tests
• 2016 Ssangyong Tivoli - 75.2% first-time pass, 2,040 tests
• 2017 Ssangyong Tivoli - 77.4% first-time pass, 1,272 tests
• 2018 Ssangyong Tivoli - 78.6% first-time pass, 1,077 tests
• 2019 Ssangyong Tivoli - 84.2% first-time pass, 714 tests
• 2020 Ssangyong Tivoli - 81.7% first-time pass, 289 tests

Ssangyong Tivoli by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Ssangyong Tivoli - 78.4% first-time pass, 3,416 tests
• Diesel Ssangyong Tivoli - 75.6% first-time pass, 3,099 tests

Other Ssangyong models

• Ssangyong Korando - 71%
• Ssangyong Rexton - 69.2%
• Ssangyong Rodius - 66.8%
• Ssangyong Musso - 68%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford Ranger - 76.9%
• BMW 3 Series - 76.8%
• Peugeot Boxer - 76.8%
• Nissan Nv250 Acenta Dci - 76.8%
• BMW 650 - 76.8%
• Fiat Motor Home - 76.8%

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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