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Does the SsangYong Rodius fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The SsangYong Rodius records 19.36 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.05 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+12.31, 95% interval +11.65 to +12.97). It ranks 46 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 Rodius by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the SsangYong Rodius is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 671 times in 2019–2024.

SsangYong Rodius: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm6713.90
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded6293.66
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake2971.73
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement2891.68
Parking brake inoperative on one side2241.30

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,193 (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 Rodius gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

16.1% of SsangYong Rodius MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,424 miles later (3,147 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,147 (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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