Pass rate
74.2%
Below average — 1.7 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 62 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£77
2006 SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate
- 2006
- 2 trims combined
- typical 88,495 mi
Only 62 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
22.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 78.6% pass
- Avoid 2007 67.0% pass
Across the 13 years on record, a spread of 11.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 68.6%
- Typical mileage
- 88k mi
The 2006 SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate is 74.2% of its MOT tests — 1.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.2% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.7× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 21.3% of everything recorded on the 2006 SsangYong Rodius, against 12.2% nationally — 9.1 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.2%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Based on a small sample. 62 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 Rodius first registered in 2006 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2006 SsangYong Rodius compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 1.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 68.6%. The median 2006 SsangYong Rodius in this dataset had covered 88,495 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 9.68% of tests.
- 62 recorded tests behind this page.
- 74.2% overall pass rate, 68.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SsangYong Rodius, the average is 74.4% — best year 2019 (78.6%), worst 2007 (67.0%).
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
- 62
- Typical mileage (median)
- 88,495 mi
- Make and model
- SsangYong Rodius
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Rodius MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 50% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2006 Rodius
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 2006 Rodius
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 9.7% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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 6.5% 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 3.2% 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 2006 Rodius through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£77 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£77
- 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
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 62 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 Rodius, side by side
13 model years on record, from 2006 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.0% to 78.6% — a spread of 11.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2006 74.2%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 67.0% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2008 67.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 70.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 71.9% rear fog lamp not working
- 2012 68.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 69.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 70.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 72.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 73.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 76.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 78.3% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2019 78.6% track rod end ball joint has…
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 2006 SsangYong Rodius 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 2006 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Micra 74.2%
- Peugeot 1007 74.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 74.1%
- Smart Mcc Fortwo 74.1%
- Ford Focus 74.0%
- Toyota YARIS 74.4%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 SsangYong Rodius 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 207 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 | 46 | 22.20% | 20.98% | +1.22 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 44 | 21.30% | 12.21% | +9.09 |
| Brakes | 38 | 18.40% | 20.89% | −2.49 |
| Tyres | 20 | 9.70% | 19.76% | −10.06 |
| Steering | 15 | 7.20% | 2.57% | +4.63 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 14 | 6.80% | 5.57% | +1.23 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 10 | 4.80% | 5.52% | −0.72 |
| Non-component advisories | 9 | 4.30% | 4.18% | +0.12 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 8 | 3.90% | 1.76% | +2.14 |
| Visibility | 3 | 1.40% | 4.97% | −3.57 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.7% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 8.1% | £30–80 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.5% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.5% | £5–20 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 6.5% | £60–150 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 6.5% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.8% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.8% | £45–110 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.8% | £3–15 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.2% | £180–450 |
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 | 24.2% | £45–95 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 12.9% | £35–85 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 12.9% | £18–45 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 11.3% | £20–80 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 11.3% | £180–450 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.7% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 29,640 mi |
| 30-60k | 6 | 100.0% | 36,599 mi |
| 60-90k | 28 | 71.4% | 77,940 mi |
| 90-120k | 12 | 58.3% | 104,145 mi |
| 120k+ | 15 | 80.0% | 149,547 mi |
Source: 62 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.
2006 Rodius MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 SsangYong Rodius?
74.2% of the 62 2006 SsangYong Rodius tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 68.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 SsangYong Rodius?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (9.68%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (8.06%), position lamp not working (6.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 SsangYong Rodius in this dataset had covered 88,495 mi.