Pass rate, every year
682 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+4.0 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
682 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+4.0 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2022 85.9%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2022 page →
Worst year to buy
2021 84.7%
1.2 points below the 2022 peak. See the 2021 page →
The SsangYong Korando Ventura MOT pass rate is 85.0%, +4.0 percentage points above the UK average. That is 682 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common SsangYong Korando Ventura MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
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The SsangYong Korando Ventura passed on its first attempt in 82.7%, and its overall record sits +4.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the SsangYong Korando Ventura in the 2023–2025 data: 682 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 682 |
| Overall pass rate | 85.0% |
| Passed on first attempt | 82.7% |
| Average mileage at test | 25,836 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (3 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +4.0 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the SsangYong Korando Ventura, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 40% |
| Brakes | 27% |
| Tyres | 24% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9% |
Shares are over the SsangYong Korando Ventura's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 40% of the recorded SsangYong Korando Ventura failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (3.7%), "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (2.9%), "Wipers blade defective" (0.7%) among the SsangYong Korando Ventura's visibility faults.
Around 27% of the recorded SsangYong Korando Ventura failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (4.5%), "Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated" (0.4%), "Brake pads worn down to wear indicator" (0.4%) among the SsangYong Korando Ventura's brakes faults.
Around 24% of the recorded SsangYong Korando Ventura failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (2.5%), "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (2.1%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (0.3%) among the SsangYong Korando Ventura's tyres faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the SsangYong Korando Ventura, each with how many of the model's 682 tests it was noted on.
The strongest SsangYong Korando Ventura model year on record is 2022 (85.9% across 177 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (84.7%). The gap between them is 1.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Korando Ventura | 177 | 85.9% |
| 2021 Korando Ventura | 248 | 84.7% |
| 2020 Korando Ventura | 257 | 84.8% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this SsangYong Korando Ventura's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a SsangYong Korando Ventura.
the brakes — “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.
the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
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.
the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the SsangYong Korando Ventura. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
85.0% of the 682 recorded SsangYong Korando Ventura MOT tests ended in a pass, +4.0 percentage points above the national average. 82.7% of those passed on the first attempt.
2022 is the strongest SsangYong Korando Ventura year on record at 85.9%, while 2021 is the weakest at 84.7%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded SsangYong Korando Ventura failures are "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" and "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" — together around 8% of tests, mostly in the Brakes section.