59.5%
SsangYong Rodius pass rate
Used SsangYong Rodius buying guide
In 2025, SsangYong Rodius cars passed 59.5% of 2,636 initial MOT tests, 12.8 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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SsangYong Rodius MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−12.8
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Rodius sits 496th of 575 models in the data. SsangYong as a brand averaged 67.3%, so this model runs 7.9 points behind its own brand. SsangYong Rodius cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 60.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 53%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full SsangYong Rodius MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Rodius compares with similar cars.
Rodius fuel types
Diesel made up 100% of SsangYong Rodius MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Rodius fails its MOT
Where SsangYong Rodius cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were track rod end ball joint has excessive play (7.5%), position lamp not working (7.2%) and coil spring fractured or broken (5.2%). See every common Rodius MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every SsangYong Rodius that failed, not a claim that every Rodius has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Rodius?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
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. 30.4% of Rodius failure items.
2
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. 18.2% of Rodius failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 15.9% of Rodius failure items.
4
Steering
Feel for play, knocking or stiffness in the steering, and check there is no steering warning light. 9.1% of Rodius failure items.
5
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 8% of Rodius failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing SsangYong Rodius failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used SsangYong models
The most-tested SsangYong models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Rodius.
Used SsangYong Rodius FAQs
Is the SsangYong Rodius 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 59.5% first-time pass rate for the SsangYong Rodius across 2,636 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older SsangYong Rodius cars fail their MOT more often?
SsangYong Rodius cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 60.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 53%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used SsangYong Rodius?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a SsangYong Rodius'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.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.