64.3%
SsangYong Musso
SsangYong Musso MOT pass rate and common problems
The SsangYong Musso passed 64.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 8 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was parking brake performance inoperative on one side.
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How the Musso 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 Musso runs 3 points behind the SsangYong average. It is 4th of the 5 SsangYong models in the data. The average Musso arrived at its test 5.3 years old with 57,302 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.
Musso MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
SsangYong Musso cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 65.7% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 60.9%, a drop of 4.7 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,514 | 65.7% | 6.6 pts below |
| 6 to 10 years | 1,103 | 60.9% | 11.4 pts below |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 32 | 71.9% | In line |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Musso failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on SsangYong Musso cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 64.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Musso MOT failures
Specific items recorded on SsangYong Musso cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 53.8% of everything testers recorded against failed SsangYong Musso cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Musso
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Brakes
Recorded most often: parking brake performance inoperative on one side, rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements, brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value. 28.5% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint excessively worn and coil spring fractured or broken. 8.3% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: rear fog lamp not working. 6.1% of failure items.
4
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint has excessive play. 4% of failure items.
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SsangYong Musso MOT FAQs
What is the SsangYong Musso MOT pass rate?
64.3% of SsangYong Musso cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 3,317 tests. That is 8 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 443rd of 575 models.
What does a SsangYong Musso most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on SsangYong Musso cars failing their 2025 MOT was parking brake performance inoperative on one side, on 9.9% of failure items. Next were rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (7.6%) and rear fog lamp not working (6.1%).
Which area causes the most SsangYong Musso MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 38.6%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 26%.
Do older SsangYong Musso cars fail their MOT more often?
SsangYong Musso cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 65.7% of MOT tests in 2025, against 60.9% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every SsangYong Musso has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every SsangYong Musso 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 Musso'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.