Pass rate
71.9%
Below average — 2.8 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 57 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£93
2010 SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 91,968 mi
Only 57 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
24.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £40–£65 for Shock absorber leaking. What fitting it takes →
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
- 65.2%
- Typical mileage
- 92k mi
The 2010 SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate is 71.9% of its MOT tests — 2.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.7% of what testers record.
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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how SsangYong Rodius does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 9.1% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Based on a small sample. 57 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 2010 SsangYong Rodius compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 2.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.2%. The median 2010 SsangYong Rodius in this dataset had covered 91,968 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rear fog lamp not working", noted on 10.53% of tests.
- 57 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.9% overall pass rate, 65.2% 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
- 57
- Typical mileage (median)
- 91,968 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
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 58% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2010 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 2010 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 10.5% of tests
“rear fog lamp not working”
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 brakes 5.3% 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 windscreen 5.3% of tests
“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.
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 2010 Rodius through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£93 — and 50% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£93
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp with a multiple light source up to…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 50%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 57 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 2010 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 2010 cars with a similar record
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta 71.9%
- Fiat 500C 72.0%
- Fiat Punto Evo 72.0%
- Kia Venga 71.8%
- Mitsubishi Outlander 71.8%
- Fiat 500 C 72.1%
Closest pass rates among 2010 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 2010 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 153 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 | 38 | 24.70% | 20.98% | +3.72 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26 | 16.90% | 12.21% | +4.69 |
| Brakes | 25 | 16.20% | 20.89% | −4.69 |
| Tyres | 14 | 9.10% | 19.76% | −10.66 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 11 | 7.10% | 5.57% | +1.53 |
| Steering | 10 | 6.50% | 2.57% | +3.93 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 9 | 5.80% | 5.52% | +0.28 |
| Non-component advisories | 9 | 5.80% | 4.18% | +1.62 |
| Visibility | 8 | 5.20% | 4.97% | +0.23 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3 | 1.90% | 0.82% | +1.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 10.5% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.0% | £5–20 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.3% | £30–80 |
| Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.3% | £3–12 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.3% | £80–200 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £180–450 |
| Door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.5% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £30–75 |
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 | 15.8% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.0% | £80–180 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 12.3% | £120–300 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.5% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.0% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 28 | 75.0% | 76,335 mi |
| 90-120k | 21 | 66.7% | 106,300 mi |
| 120k+ | 8 | 75.0% | 134,529 mi |
Source: 57 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.
2010 Rodius MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 SsangYong Rodius?
71.9% of the 57 2010 SsangYong Rodius tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 65.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 SsangYong Rodius?
The three most recorded items are rear fog lamp not working (10.53%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.02%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (5.26%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 SsangYong Rodius MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 SsangYong Rodius in this dataset had covered 91,968 mi.