SsangYong Musso MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

SsangYong Musso MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The SsangYong Musso passed on its first attempt in 67.9%, and its overall record sits −6.3 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the SsangYong Musso in the 2023–2025 data: 9,207 tests across 7 model years (2016–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common SsangYong Musso MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the SsangYong Musso, the Brakes section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the SsangYong Musso's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded SsangYong Musso DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the SsangYong Musso, each with how many of the model's 9,207 tests it was noted on.

• "Parking brake performance inoperative on one side" (Major) — noted on about 600 SsangYong Musso tests, 6.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 514 SsangYong Musso tests, 5.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 324 SsangYong Musso tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 319 SsangYong Musso tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 302 SsangYong Musso tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 299 SsangYong Musso tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst SsangYong Musso Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest SsangYong Musso model year on record is 2020 (78.4% across 1,399 tests), and the weakest is 2016 (67.9%). The gap between them is 10.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

SsangYong Musso reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for SsangYong Musso Owners

These checks follow this SsangYong Musso's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a SsangYong Musso.

• 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.

• the coil springs — “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.

• the lights — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the SsangYong Musso. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: SsangYong Musso MOT & Reliability