Does the SsangYong Musso fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The SsangYong Musso records 1.68 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.14 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.54, 95% interval +0.24 to +0.83). It ranks 175 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a SsangYong Musso by registration

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the SsangYong Musso is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 85 times in 2019–2024.

SsangYong Musso: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction	85	1.16

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

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Does the SsangYong Musso fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

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