Daewoo Korando MOT reliability

Daewoo Korandos passed their MOT first time 58% of the time across 12 tests in 2025. 5 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 12 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

58%

MOTs analysed

12

Still licensed (GB)

5

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1999 petrol

3 MOTs

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 90,582 (most between 78,303 and 90,979).

2005: 61% → 2006: 55% → 2007: 56% → 2008: 48% → 2009: 42% → 2010: 45% → 2011: 46% → 2012: 56% → 2013: 44% → 2014: 42% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 42% → 2017: 44% → 2018: 52% → 2019: 42% → 2020: 71% → 2021: 43% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

1999 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 120,279 (most between 120,278 and 120,279).

2005: 58% → 2006: 62% → 2007: 61% → 2008: 52% → 2009: 46% → 2010: 56% → 2011: 46% → 2012: 41% → 2013: 38% → 2014: 58% → 2015: 33% → 2016: 64% → 2017: 58% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Hydraulic brake callipers: inadequately mounted (50.0%)
Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (50.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.