2020 Ssangyong Tivoli: MOT pass rate and reliability

81.7% of 2020 Ssangyong Tivolis pass the MOT first time, measured across 289 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 28,826 miles.

How the 2020 compares

  • Against all Ssangyong Tivolis (77.1%, 6,518 tests): +4.6 points
  • Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): -7.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ssangyong Tivoli model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2020 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ssangyong Tivoli:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 70.7% 972 61,421
2016 75.2% 2,040 56,855
2017 77.4% 1,272 50,696
2018 78.6% 1,077 45,215
2019 84.2% 714 33,829
2020 81.7% 289 28,826

What this means if you are buying a 2020 Tivoli

The 2020 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.6 points more often than the Ssangyong Tivoli average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 6-year-old car fails on

A 2020 car is 6 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2020 Ssangyong Tivoli the average at test was 28,826 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 2019 at 84.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2015 at 70.7%. That 13.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2020 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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