SsangYong Rodius 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

47.1% of 246 MOT tests of the SsangYong Rodius first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 111.3 (95% CI 91.0–131.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 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 Rodius built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	47.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	246
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.0–131.5)	111.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	246
Rank among this model's 7 build years	6	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	246
Tested in 2024	72	tests	median 85,019 miles	2024	72

Built 2012 against SsangYong Rodius normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 47.6% vs 42.9%; age 8: 46.7% vs 41.8%; age 9: 50.4% vs n/a%; age 10: 46.3% vs n/a%; age 11: 44.3% vs n/a%; age 12: 52.8% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 SsangYong Rodius by registration · All SsangYong Rodius 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 2012 SsangYong Rodius fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 Rodius built 2012: 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)
7	126 (rough estimate)	47.6	39.1–56.3	42.9	111
8	120 (rough estimate)	46.7	38–55.6	41.8	111.6
9	121 (rough estimate)	50.4	41.6–59.2	not available	not available
10	108 (rough estimate)	46.3	37.2–55.7	not available	not available
11	88 (rough estimate)	44.3	34.4–54.7	not available	not available
12	72 (rough estimate)	52.8	41.4–63.9	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 635 (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 2012 SsangYong Rodius?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 59.2 items per 100 first tests, against 31.7 across all build years of the SsangYong Rodius. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, SsangYong Rodius built 2012 against the SsangYong Rodius in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	59.2	31.7	376
Suspension	25.4	16.3	161
Brakes	24.3	19.4	154
Body, chassis, structure	14.8	4	94
Visibility	13.5	9.2	86

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 635 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the SsangYong Rodius, 2012 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 117.3.

SsangYong Rodius build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	111.3	91.0–131.5	no different (rough estimate)	246
2013	117.3	101.1–133.5	worse (rough estimate)	431
2014	100.4	90.3–110.5	no different (rough estimate)	994
2015	105.8	98.3–113.3	no different (rough estimate)	2,007
2016	100.7	95.2–106.2	no different (rough estimate)	3,753
2017	102.3	96.2–108.4	no different (rough estimate)	3,374
2018	97.0	89.1–104.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,039

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,844 (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 Rodius 2012 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-rodius/2012/

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.

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