SsangYong Musso, Buying guide, MOT record and UK numbers
4,356 SsangYong Mussos are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 64.3% of initial MOT tests, 8 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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SsangYong Musso at the MOT
64.3% of 3,317 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Musso 443rd of 575 models. SsangYong Mussos aged 3 to 5 years passed 65.7% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 60.9%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
SsangYong Musso tests in 2025.
Where Mussos fail
Share of all failure items recorded on SsangYong Musso tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were parking brake performance inoperative on one side (9.9%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (7.6%) and rear fog lamp not working (6.1%).
The MOT page lists every common Musso MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Musso's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.38.6% of Musso failure items
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.26% of Musso failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.12.1% of Musso failure items
SsangYong Mussos in the UK
4,356 were licensed at the end of June 2026, the 3rd most of any SsangYong. The number licensed has grown 376% since the end of 2018, although it peaked at 4,583 at the end of 2023.
- Change since 2018
- +376%from 915 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2021half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2021 or earlier
- Declared off the road
- 3818% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed SsangYong Mussos since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 311 |
| End of 2015 | 235 |
| End of 2016 | 261 |
| End of 2017 | 529 |
| End of 2018 | 915 |
| End of 2019 | 1,450 |
| End of 2020 | 1,841 |
| End of 2021 | 2,375 |
| End of 2022 | 3,322 |
| End of 2023 | 4,583 |
| End of 2024 | 4,506 |
| End of 2025 | 4,410 |
| End of June 2026 | 4,356 |
How old they are
Licensed SsangYong Mussos by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
A further 25 were first used before 2016.
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,274 | 1,351 |
| 2022 | 919 | 996 |
| 2021 | 536 | 571 |
| 2020 | 376 | 407 |
| 2019 | 524 | 578 |
| 2018 | 408 | 462 |
| 2017 | 269 | 334 |
| 2016 | 74 | 88 |
Musso engine sizes
2.2 litre engines made up 99% of SsangYong Musso MOT tests in 2025. Diesel accounts for 100% of licensed Mussos.
Other SsangYong models
The most-tested SsangYong models in 2025, against the Musso's 64.3% MOT pass rate.
SsangYong Musso FAQs
How many SsangYong Mussos are there in the UK?
4,356 SsangYong Mussos were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 381 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the SsangYong Musso reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 64.3% first-time pass rate for the SsangYong Musso across 3,317 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used SsangYong Musso?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: brakes, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a SsangYong Musso's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the SsangYong history check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.