59.5%
SsangYong Rodius
SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate and common problems
The SsangYong Rodius passed 59.5% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 12.8 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was track rod end ball joint has excessive play.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Rodius 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 Rodius runs 7.9 points behind the SsangYong average. It is 5th of the 5 SsangYong models in the data. The average Rodius arrived at its test 9.1 years old with 79,252 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.
Rodius MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
SsangYong Rodius cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 60.4% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 53%, a drop of 7.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years (small sample) | 27 | 63% | 9.3 pts below |
| 6 to 10 years | 2,262 | 60.4% | 11.9 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 347 | 53% | 19.3 pts below |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Rodius failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on SsangYong Rodius cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 48.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Rodius MOT failures
Specific items recorded on SsangYong Rodius cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 46% of everything testers recorded against failed SsangYong Rodius cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Rodius
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, rear fog lamp not working, stop lamp not working and headlamp not working on dipped beam. 18.5% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and ball joint excessively worn. 9.5% of failure items.
3
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint has excessive play. 7.5% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 4.1% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Rodius has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used SsangYong Rodius buying guide.
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SsangYong Rodius MOT FAQs
What is the SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate?
59.5% of SsangYong Rodius cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,636 tests. That is 12.8 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 496th of 575 models.
What does a SsangYong Rodius most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on SsangYong Rodius cars failing their 2025 MOT was track rod end ball joint has excessive play, on 7.5% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (7.2%) and coil spring fractured or broken (5.2%).
Which area causes the most SsangYong Rodius MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 30.4%, followed by brakes at 18.2%.
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, against 53% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every SsangYong Rodius has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every SsangYong Rodius 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 Rodius'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.