SsangYong Rodius MOT reliability

SsangYong Rodiuss passed their MOT first time 59% of the time across 2,637 tests in 2025. 2,206 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a SsangYong Rodius — Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

59%

MOTs analysed

2,637

Still licensed (GB)

2,206

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

2017 diesel

626 MOTs

Passed first time 62%. Typical mileage 68,319 (most between 51,811 and 84,761).

2018: 100% → 2019: 73% → 2020: 78% → 2021: 71% → 2022: 62% → 2023: 66% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 62%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (9.3%)
Position lamp: not working (7.7%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (5.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.6%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (4.2%)

Where 2017 Rodiuss fail

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Steering

10.9%

Brakes

10.2%

Suspension & axles

9.1%

Wheels & tyres

8.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.1%

Visibility & wipers

4.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

3.7%

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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.