Pass rate
76.9%
Around average — 7.1 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 4,446 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£78
2016 SsangYong Korando MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 60,464 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
31.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
10.5 pts down across model years — 11.9% in 2012, 1.4% in 2020.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 85.8% pass
- Avoid 2013 69.6% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 16.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.0%
- Typical mileage
- 60k mi
The 2016 SsangYong Korando MOT pass rate is 76.9% of its MOT tests — 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.5× the national share
Brakes make up 31.0% of everything recorded on the 2016 SsangYong Korando, against 20.9% nationally — 10.1 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 84.0%; this one manages 76.9% — 7.1 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2016 SsangYong Korando compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.0%. The median 2016 SsangYong Korando in this dataset had covered 60,464 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.2% of the time, April–September 77.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.90% of tests.
- 4,446 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.9% overall pass rate, 71.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SsangYong Korando, the average is 77.2% — best year 2020 (85.8%), worst 2013 (69.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 4,446
- Typical mileage (median)
- 60,464 mi
- Make and model
- SsangYong Korando
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Korando MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the SsangYong Korando is most common
Across all Korando model years on record (2011–2021): 10,179 SsangYong Korando cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 26,069 tests. Swansea (SA) has the most, with 403 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea (SA) | 403 | 78.3% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 344 | 80.7% |
| 3 | Peterborough (PE) | 287 | 78.3% |
| 4 | Nottingham (NG) | 268 | 79.0% |
| 5 | Doncaster (DN) | 240 | 77.9% |
| 6 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 220 | 77.9% |
| 7 | Hull (HU) | 201 | 81.6% |
| 8 | Exeter (EX) | 190 | 73.1% |
| 9 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 186 | 76.0% |
| 10 | Blackburn (BB) | 186 | 77.4% |
| 11 | Cardiff (CF) | 185 | 77.3% |
| 12 | Gloucester (GL) | 182 | 75.6% |
| 13 | Birmingham (B) | 182 | 81.1% |
| 14 | Preston (PR) | 179 | 84.4% |
| 15 | Leicester (LE) | 170 | 80.0% |
| 16 | Lincoln (LN) | 168 | 77.9% |
| 17 | Northampton (NN) | 166 | 79.4% |
| 18 | Leeds (LS) | 165 | 67.7% |
| 19 | Coventry (CV) | 161 | 81.4% |
| 20 | York (YO) | 149 | 73.1% |
The twenty areas with the most SsangYong Korando cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Korando
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 742 | 77.8% |
| South East | 484 | 77.5% |
| South West | 467 | 75.2% |
| North West | 459 | 76.9% |
| Scotland | 426 | 71.4% |
| West Midlands | 415 | 80.0% |
| East of England | 396 | 78.0% |
| East Midlands | 393 | 80.4% |
| North East | 312 | 74.4% |
| Wales | 294 | 75.9% |
| London | 58 | 84.5% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2016 Korando
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2016 Korando
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 9.9% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the coil springs 3.1% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the brake pipes 2.1% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2016 Korando through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£78 — and 54% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£78
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 54%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 4,446 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Korando, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2011 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.6% to 85.8% — a spread of 16.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2011 74.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2012 70.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2013 69.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2014 72.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 75.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 76.9%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 81.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 83.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 84.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 85.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2021 85.3% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2016 SsangYong Korando with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2016 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot 5008 76.9%
- Hyundai I800 77.5%
- DS DS3 77.6%
- Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 77.6%
- Vauxhall Antara 76.2%
- Renault Zoe 76.1%
Closest pass rates among 2016 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2016 SsangYong Korando 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 8,142 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 2,552 | 31.00% | 20.89% | +10.11 |
| Tyres | 1,441 | 17.50% | 19.76% | −2.26 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,371 | 16.70% | 12.21% | +4.49 |
| Suspension | 1,124 | 13.70% | 20.98% | −7.28 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 506 | 6.20% | 5.57% | +0.63 |
| Non-component advisories | 383 | 4.70% | 4.18% | +0.52 |
| Visibility | 356 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Steering | 171 | 2.10% | 2.57% | −0.47 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 121 | 1.50% | 5.52% | −4.02 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 117 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.9% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.2% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £25–65 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.0% | £5–20 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £3–12 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 2.5% | £60–150 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.2% | £80–250 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.1% | £80–180 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.0% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £80–200 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 19.1% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.7% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.3% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 3.8% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 261 | 86.6% | 22,854 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,914 | 79.8% | 46,847 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,672 | 74.9% | 72,641 mi |
| 90-120k | 484 | 69.0% | 101,137 mi |
| 120k+ | 104 | 74.0% | 142,356 mi |
Source: 4,446 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2016 Korando MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 SsangYong Korando?
76.9% of the 4,446 2016 SsangYong Korando tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 71.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 SsangYong Korando?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.90%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (3.22%), coil spring fractured or broken (3.15%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 SsangYong Korando MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 86.6% of the time, falling to 74.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 SsangYong Korando in this dataset had covered 60,464 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 SsangYong Korando MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 77.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.