3,443 tests in 2025
SsangYong Rexton reliability and MOT pass rate
72% passed first time. The 28% fail rate is 5.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 58,965 miles.
Pass rate
72%
22.6% of all cars failed; 28% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
58,965 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 929 | 15.1% |
| 6-9 years | 1,371 | 27.1% |
| 10-13 years | 775 | 41.4% |
| 14+ years | 364 | 36.5% |
What the Rexton fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes260 dangerous41.9%
- Suspension63 dangerous40.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8 dangerous35.9%
- Steering12 dangerous20.4%
- Tyres148 dangerous15%
- Body, chassis, structure10 dangerous12.3%
- Visibility10.2%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems4 dangerous7.7%
Is the Rexton getting worse?
The fail rate fell 3.8 points to 28.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year. Ageing alone would predict about 2.4 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,429 | 7 | 32.6% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 3,345 | 8 | 32.6% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 2,927 | 8 | 29.8% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 3,159 | 8 | 28.8% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Rexton at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Rexton in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play170 tests
- 2Coil spring: fractured or broken136 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick133 tests
- 4Rear fog lamp: not working122 tests
- 5Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn108 tests
- 6Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements91 tests
- 7Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side85 tests
- 8Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt83 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Rexton collects 2.81 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm577 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick474 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened251 tests
- 4Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded250 tests
- 5Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn168 tests
- 6Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play148 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn109 tests
- 8Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure107 tests
Questions
What is the SsangYong Rexton MOT pass rate?
72% of the 3,443 SsangYong Rexton first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 28% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a SsangYong Rexton usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play", recorded on 170 failed tests, followed by "Coil spring: fractured or broken" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, brakes appears in 41.9% of failures, suspension appears in 40.6% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 35.9% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 15.1%; at 14+ years it was 36.5%. The median SsangYong Rexton tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 58,965 miles.
Is the SsangYong Rexton getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 3.8 points to 28.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year. Ageing alone would predict about 2.4 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Rexton trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other SsangYong models
Checking a particular Rexton?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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