SsangYong Rexton MOT reliability

SsangYong Rextons passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 3,719 tests in 2025. 3,613 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a SsangYong Rexton — Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

3,719

Still licensed (GB)

3,613

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 diesel

223 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 40,107 (most between 29,698 and 54,089).

2021: 100% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 77% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.7%)
Ball joint excessively worn (2.2%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (2.2%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.2%)

Where 2020 Rextons fail

Lights & electrics

6.3%

Wheels & tyres

5.8%

Brakes

5.4%

Suspension & axles

5.4%

Visibility & wipers

3.6%

Steering

2.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.8%

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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.