Pass rate
90.7%
Above average — 0.5 pts behind the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 150 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£73
2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td MOT pass rate
- 2021
- typical 29,005 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
31.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 90.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2021 90.7% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.8%
- Typical mileage
- 29k mi
The 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td MOT pass rate is 90.7% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.6× the national share
Tyres make up 31.8% of everything recorded on the 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td, against 19.8% nationally — 12.0 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Based on a small sample. 150 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 0.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.8%. The median 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td in this dataset had covered 29,005 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 90.6% of the time, April–September 90.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 2.67% of tests.
- 150 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.7% overall pass rate, 89.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td, the average is 90.7% — best year 2021 (90.7%), worst 2021 (90.7%).
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
- 150
- Typical mileage (median)
- 29,005 mi
- Make and model
- SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Korando Ultimate Td MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 62% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Korando Ultimate Td
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 32 | 90.6% |
| South West | 22 | 86.4% |
| Scotland | 21 | 85.7% |
| Wales | 18 | 88.9% |
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 2021 Korando Ultimate Td
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 2021 Korando Ultimate Td
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 brakes 2.7% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 2.0% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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 wipers and washers 2.0% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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 2021 Korando Ultimate Td through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£73 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£73
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: on or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 150 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 →
Compare the 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td 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 2021 cars with a similar record
- Renault Zoe 90.7%
- BMW 420I 90.7%
- BMW X3 XDRIVE30E 90.7%
- Audi Q7 Sln 90.7%
- Skoda Fabia 90.8%
- Vauxhall Astra Griffin 90.8%
Closest pass rates among 2021 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 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td 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 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 28 | 31.80% | 19.76% | +12.04 |
| Brakes | 27 | 30.70% | 20.89% | +9.81 |
| Visibility | 10 | 11.40% | 4.97% | +6.43 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8 | 9.10% | 12.21% | −3.11 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6 | 6.80% | 5.52% | +1.28 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 4.50% | 4.18% | +0.32 |
| Suspension | 2 | 2.30% | 20.98% | −18.68 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 1.10% | 5.57% | −4.47 |
| Steering | 1 | 1.10% | 2.57% | −1.47 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.10% | 1.76% | −0.66 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.0% | £3–12 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.0% | £8–22 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.3% | £30–80 |
| On or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.3% | £60–250 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.3% | £3–15 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 1.3% | £8–22 |
| Door condition cannot be opened from inside the vehicle Body, chassis, structure | Rectified | 0.67% | £80–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 12.7% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 6.7% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.7% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.3% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 80 | 93.8% | 19,900 mi |
| 30-60k | 60 | 90.0% | 39,983 mi |
| 60-90k | 10 | 70.0% | 76,778 mi |
Source: 150 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.
2021 Korando Ultimate Td MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td?
90.7% of the 150 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 89.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.67%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.00%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.00%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.8% of the time, falling to 70.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td in this dataset had covered 29,005 mi.
Does the season affect the 2021 SsangYong Korando Ultimate Td MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 90.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.