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SsangYong Rodius, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

2,337 SsangYong Rodiuses are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 59.5% of initial MOT tests, 12.8 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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SsangYong Rodius at the MOT

59.5% of 2,636 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Rodius 496th of 575 models. SsangYong Rodiuses aged 6 to 10 years passed 60.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 53%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • SsangYong Rodius59.5%
  • All SsangYong modelsThe Rodius is 7.8 pts behind67.3%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

SsangYong Rodius tests in 2025.

  • 6 to 10 years2,262 tests60.4%
  • 11 years and over347 tests53%

Where Rodiuses fail

Share of all failure items recorded on SsangYong Rodius tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment30.4%
  • Brakes18.2%
  • Suspension15.9%
  • Steering9.1%
  • Tyres8%

The 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%).

The MOT page lists every common Rodius MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full SsangYong Rodius MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Rodius's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks 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

SsangYong Rodiuses in the UK

2,337 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 20% since the end of 2014, although it peaked at 3,647 at the end of 2018.

Change since 2014
+20%from 1,950 licensed
Typical year of first use
2016half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2016 or earlier
Declared off the road
44716% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed SsangYong Rodiuses since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 20141,950
End of 20152,311
End of 20162,866
End of 20173,407
End of 20183,647
End of 20193,485
End of 20203,215
End of 20213,087
End of 20222,949
End of 20232,771
End of 20242,585
End of 20252,429
End of June 20262,337

How old they are

Licensed SsangYong Rodiuses by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 24 were first used before 2008.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
202044
20195662
2018478514
2017600701
2016558693
2015351472
2014188
201376
201244
20114
20104
200924
200811

Rodius engine sizes

2.2 litre engines made up 69% of SsangYong Rodius MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.0 litre at 25%. Diesel accounts for 100% of licensed Rodiuses.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 2,635 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 2.2 litre69%
  • 2.0 litre24.8%
  • 2.7 litre6.1%

SsangYong Rodius recalls

3 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the SsangYong Rodius. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Rodius is affected.

  1. Sep 2017 R/2017/254

    Front lower ball joint may fail

    Rodiuses built Mar 2014 to Jan 2015 · 94 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Due to a manufacturing issue with the front lower ball joint there is a possibility that the surface of the ball joint may be damaged while driving. If the vehicle is operated continuously the ball joint may experience excessive damage and fail.
    Remedy
    All vehicles identified will have both front lower ball joints replaced

  2. Jan 2017 R/2016/283

    Shock absorber may fail causing front wheel to rub on wheel arch

    Rodiuses built Mar 2014 to Nov 2014 · 250 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    There is a possibility that the front shock absorbers could fail due to cracking around the lower shock absorber bush. This may cause the wheel/tyre to rub the wheel arch.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles replace both front shock absorbers.

  3. Jan 2008 R/2007/156

    Driver and passenger seat backs could detach from their frames

    Rodiuses built Jan 2006 to Oct 2007 · 585 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    It has been identified that some driver and front seat passenger seat backs have not been welded on both seams of the fixing bracket. In this situation should excessive weight or force be applied to the seat back it could detach from the frame.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will have the subject welding checked at which time any missing or sub-standard welding will be rectified.
How to check a specific Rodius for recalls

Other SsangYong models

The most-tested SsangYong models in 2025, against the Rodius's 59.5% MOT pass rate.

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SsangYong Rodius FAQs

How many SsangYong Rodiuses are there in the UK?

2,337 SsangYong Rodiuses were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 447 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

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.

Has the SsangYong Rodius had any recalls?

3 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the SsangYong Rodius. The most recent was published in September 2017. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

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 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 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.

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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). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. 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.