2,429 tests in 2025
SsangYong Rodius reliability and MOT pass rate
66% passed first time. The 34% fail rate is 11.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 74,247 miles.
Pass rate
66%
22.6% of all cars failed; 34% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
74,247 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2 | — |
| 6-9 years | 1,638 | 31.8% |
| 10-13 years | 695 | 39.6% |
| 14+ years | 94 | — |
What the Rodius 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.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2 dangerous47.2%
- Brakes135 dangerous35.8%
- Suspension19 dangerous35.8%
- Steering26 dangerous27.6%
- Tyres174 dangerous19.9%
- Body, chassis, structure7 dangerous12.2%
- Visibility1 dangerous11.9%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems11.5%
Is the Rodius getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3.9 points to 33.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.5 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,003 | 6 | 29.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,886 | 7 | 31.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 2,363 | 8 | 32% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 2,393 | 9 | 33.8% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Rodius 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 Rodius in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play193 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working122 tests
- 3Rear fog lamp: not working119 tests
- 4Coil spring: fractured or broken118 tests
- 5Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn93 tests
- 6SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault80 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick78 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm77 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Rodius collects 2.77 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 1.6mm485 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick284 tests
- 3Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded271 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened174 tests
- 5Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play154 tests
- 6Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine144 tests
- 7Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened125 tests
- 8Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn109 tests
Questions
What is the SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate?
66% of the 2,429 SsangYong Rodius first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 34% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a SsangYong Rodius usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play", recorded on 193 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Rear fog lamp: not working". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 47.2% of failures, brakes appears in 35.8% of failures, suspension appears in 35.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 0%; at 10-13 years it was 39.6%. The median SsangYong Rodius tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 74,247 miles.
Is the SsangYong Rodius getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3.9 points to 33.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.5 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 Rodius trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 3 safety recalls naming the SsangYong Rodius: SsangYong Rodius recalls.
Other SsangYong models
Checking a particular Rodius?
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