Does the SsangYong Musso fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The SsangYong Musso records 33.19 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.34 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+28.85, 95% interval +27.53 to +30.17). It ranks 7 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a SsangYong Musso by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the SsangYong Musso is “Parking brake inoperative on one side”, recorded 641 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 641 | 8.73 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 548 | 7.47 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 414 | 5.64 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 308 | 4.20 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 71 | 0.97 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,340 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a SsangYong Musso gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
23.6% of SsangYong Musso MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 9,763 miles later (1,135 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,135 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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