67.1%
SsangYong Korando
SsangYong Korando MOT pass rate and common problems
The SsangYong Korando passed 67.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 5.2 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was stop lamp not working.
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How the Korando compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
67.3%
SsangYong average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Korando is level with the SsangYong average. It is 3rd of the 5 SsangYong models in the data. The average Korando arrived at its test 8.1 years old with 60,582 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Korando MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
SsangYong Korando cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 80.8% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 54.4%, a drop of 26.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,967 | 80.8% | 8.5 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 4,914 | 63.5% | 8.8 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 1,285 | 54.4% | 17.9 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Korando failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on SsangYong Korando cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 51.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Korando MOT failures
Specific items recorded on SsangYong Korando cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 41.4% of everything testers recorded against failed SsangYong Korando cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Korando
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps and position lamp not working. 15.4% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, rigid brake pipes excessively corroded, rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements and parking brake performance inoperative on one side. 14.9% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.8% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 3.7% of failure items.
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SsangYong Korando MOT FAQs
What is the SsangYong Korando MOT pass rate?
67.1% of SsangYong Korando cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 8,593 tests. That is 5.2 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 401st of 575 models.
What does a SsangYong Korando most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on SsangYong Korando cars failing their 2025 MOT was stop lamp not working, on 6.3% of failure items. Next were registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (6.1%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (4.4%).
Which area causes the most SsangYong Korando MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 26.2%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 25.8%.
Do older SsangYong Korando cars fail their MOT more often?
SsangYong Korando cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 80.8% of MOT tests in 2025, against 54.4% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every SsangYong Korando has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every SsangYong Korando that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific SsangYong Korando's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.