Pass rate
64.6%
Below average — 8.5 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 195 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£110
2008 SsangYong Rexton MOT pass rate
- 2008
- 3 trims combined
- typical 109,580 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
26.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 89.3% pass
- Avoid 2007 64.2% pass
Across the 19 years on record, a spread of 25.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 54.1%
- Typical mileage
- 110k mi
The 2008 SsangYong Rexton MOT pass rate is 64.6% of its MOT tests — 8.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how SsangYong Rexton does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.4× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.5% of everything recorded on the 2008 SsangYong Rexton, against 5.6% nationally — 7.9 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 26.0%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.1%; this one manages 64.6% — 8.5 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 195 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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Every SsangYong Rexton first registered in 2008 is combined here — 3 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2008 SsangYong Rexton compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 8.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 54.1%. The median 2008 SsangYong Rexton in this dataset had covered 109,580 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 66.0% of the time, April–September 63.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 8.21% of tests.
- 195 recorded tests behind this page.
- 64.6% overall pass rate, 54.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SsangYong Rexton, the average is 75.1% — best year 2021 (89.3%), worst 2007 (64.2%).
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
- 195
- Typical mileage (median)
- 109,580 mi
- Make and model
- SsangYong Rexton
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Rexton MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 51% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Rexton
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 51 | 62.7% |
| South East | 29 | 69.0% |
| Wales | 23 | 52.2% |
| East Midlands | 21 | 61.9% |
| North West | 21 | 76.2% |
| West Midlands | 17 | 70.6% |
| Yorkshire | 15 | 73.3% |
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 2008 Rexton
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 2008 Rexton
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 8.2% 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 suspension joints 7.2% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check corrosion 4.6% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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 2008 Rexton through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£110 — and 41% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£110
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 41%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 195 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 Rexton, side by side
19 model years on record, from 2004 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 64.2% to 89.3% — a spread of 25.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 68.3% parking brake performance…
- 2005 70.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 66.1% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 64.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 64.6%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 67.7% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2010 65.8% position lamp not working
- 2011 70.1% rear fog lamp not working
- 2012 64.9% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2013 76.9% ball joint excessively worn
- 2014 68.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2015 71.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 73.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 76.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 81.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2019 83.4% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2020 84.2% rear fog lamp not working
- 2021 89.3% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2022 85.7% tread depth below requirements of…
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 2008 SsangYong Rexton 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 2008 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Bongo 64.9%
- Nissan Qashqai 66.0%
- Chevrolet Kalos 66.1%
- Ford Ka 66.2%
- Chevrolet Aveo 66.5%
- Renault Grand Scenic 66.6%
Closest pass rates among 2008 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 2008 SsangYong Rexton 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 784 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 206 | 26.00% | 20.98% | +5.02 |
| Brakes | 164 | 20.70% | 20.89% | −0.19 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 111 | 14.00% | 12.21% | +1.79 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 107 | 13.50% | 5.57% | +7.93 |
| Tyres | 57 | 7.20% | 19.76% | −12.56 |
| Steering | 54 | 6.80% | 2.57% | +4.23 |
| Visibility | 31 | 3.90% | 4.97% | −1.07 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 28 | 3.50% | 5.52% | −2.02 |
| Non-component advisories | 14 | 1.80% | 4.18% | −2.38 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 12 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
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 | 8.2% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 7.2% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.1% | £18–45 |
| Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.1% | £5–25 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.6% | £180–450 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.6% | £80–200 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.1% | £60–140 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.1% | £80–250 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.1% | £3–15 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £5–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 21.5% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 21.5% | £45–95 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 15.4% | £180–450 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 14.9% | £180–450 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 13.8% | £25–65 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 11.3% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 6 | 83.3% | 47,736 mi |
| 60-90k | 41 | 70.7% | 74,437 mi |
| 90-120k | 81 | 59.3% | 105,338 mi |
| 120k+ | 67 | 65.7% | 140,423 mi |
Source: 195 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.
2008 Rexton MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 SsangYong Rexton?
64.6% of the 195 2008 SsangYong Rexton tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 54.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 SsangYong Rexton?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.21%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (7.18%), ball joint excessively worn (5.13%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 SsangYong Rexton MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 83.3% of the time, falling to 65.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 SsangYong Rexton in this dataset had covered 109,580 mi.
Does the season affect the 2008 SsangYong Rexton MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 66.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 63.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.