SsangYong Korando MOT reliability

SsangYong Korandos passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 8,598 tests in 2025. 8,000 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

8,598

Still licensed (GB)

8,000

Body type

Hatchback

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

2020 petrol

371 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 32,939 (most between 24,023 and 42,833).

2022: 78% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (5.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.2%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.1%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.1%)

2020 diesel

366 MOTs

Passed first time 73%. Typical mileage 36,214 (most between 26,268 and 45,252).

2021: 71% → 2022: 77% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 79% → 2025: 73%

Most common failures

Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.6%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.4%)
Stop lamp: not working (3.8%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (2.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.2%)

Where 2020 Korandos fail

Brakes

6.7%

Wheels & tyres

4.0%

Lights & electrics

3.0%

Visibility & wipers

3.0%

Suspension & axles

1.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.5%

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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.