SsangYong Tivoli MOT reliability

SsangYong Tivolis passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 7,751 tests in 2025. 7,507 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

7,751

Still licensed (GB)

7,507

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

453 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 28,292 (most between 19,477 and 41,250).

2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 84% → 2024: 79% → 2025: 75%

Combined model spellings: TIVIOLI, TIVOLI. Mileage percentiles and individual failure rankings are unavailable for this combined group.

Most common failures

Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (7.1%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.1%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.8%)

2020 diesel

61 MOTs

These figures come from 61 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 77%. Typical mileage 32,011 (most between 22,705 and 45,723).

2022: 100% → 2023: 76% → 2024: 74% → 2025: 77%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (4.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.3%)
Headlamp aim: too low (3.3%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.3%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.3%)

Where 2020 Tivolis fail

Lights & electrics

13.7%

Wheels & tyres

7.3%

Brakes

6.8%

Visibility & wipers

5.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.3%

Suspension & axles

0.7%

Steering

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

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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.