SsangYong Rexton 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

30.7% of 2,246 MOT tests of the SsangYong Rexton first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.4 (95% CI 90.1–104.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

SsangYong Rexton built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	30.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2246
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 90.1–104.7)	97.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2246
Rank among this model's 12 build years	6	of 12	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2246
Tested in 2024	387	tests	median 63,801 miles	2024	387

Built 2016 against SsangYong Rexton normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 21.1% vs 20.9%; age 4: 25.9% vs 29.4%; age 5: 23.4% vs 31.1%; age 6: 36.2% vs 33.7%; age 7: 35.9% vs 35.1%; age 8: 41.3% vs 38.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 SsangYong Rexton by registration · All SsangYong Rexton MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 SsangYong Rexton fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

SsangYong Rexton built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	383 (rough estimate)	21.1	17.4–25.5	20.9	101.3
4	375 (rough estimate)	25.9	21.7–30.5	29.4	88
5	363 (rough estimate)	23.4	19.4–28	31.1	75.2
6	365 (rough estimate)	36.2	31.4–41.2	33.7	107.3
7	373 (rough estimate)	35.9	31.2–40.9	35.1	102.4
8	387 (rough estimate)	41.3	36.5–46.3	38.8	106.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,246 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 SsangYong Rexton?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 23.1 items per 100 first tests, against 38 across all build years of the SsangYong Rexton. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, SsangYong Rexton built 2016 against the SsangYong Rexton in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	23.1	38	518
Suspension	19.7	26.8	442
Brakes	15.2	30.2	341
Visibility	9	10	202
Steering	6.7	9.3	151

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,246 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the SsangYong Rexton, 2016 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 104.9. 2017: index 96.5.

SsangYong Rexton build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2005	94.8	86.4–103.3	no different (rough estimate)	1,017
2006	102.0	88.7–115.3	no different (rough estimate)	459
2007	100.9	84.0–117.7	no different (rough estimate)	290
2009	103.0	86.6–119.3	no different (rough estimate)	318
2012	112.0	95.7–128.3	no different (rough estimate)	403
2014	113.8	105.9–121.7	worse (rough estimate)	1,915
2015	104.9	98.1–111.7	no different (rough estimate)	2,444
2016	97.4	90.1–104.7	no different (rough estimate)	2,246
2017	96.5	89.1–103.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,374
2018	73.4	64.8–82.0	better (rough estimate)	1,376
2019	72.9	62.4–83.4	better (rough estimate)	984
2020	91.5	72.7–110.3	no different (rough estimate)	424

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,250 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). SsangYong Rexton 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ssangyong-rexton/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Other pages for this model

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