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Ssangyong Korando
MOT 2024

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Ssangyong

Korando

13,385 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Korandos pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 4.1 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

73.4%

Pass-after-fix

5.0%

Fail

20.9%

Avg miles

64,146

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

Some examples of this model are borderline — a small number of diesels were certified Euro 6 before September 2015. Check your registration on the government's ULEZ checker to be certain. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 · Bristol £9.00 .

UK ULEZ & CAZ guide →

Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 13,385 tests

Pass rate climbs 6.0 points across the cohorts — newer Korando examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 10,771

Pass

71.3%

Fail

22.7%

PRS

5.1%

Avg mileage at test

70,632 mi

2018–2020 cohort 2,424

Pass

82.0%

Fail

13.5%

PRS

4.0%

Avg mileage at test

38,500 mi

2021+ cohort 190

Pass

77.4%

Fail

12.1%

PRS

10.5%

Avg mileage at test

25,893 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Korando: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 8,990 MOT tests, the Korando returns 72.8% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A split CV-joint boot and a corroded brake pipe round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 58,717, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    956 occurrences · 7.1% of tests

  2. 02

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    487 occurrences · 3.6% of tests

  3. 03

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    358 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  4. 04

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    358 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    340 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  6. 06

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps

    313 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  7. 07

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    269 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  8. 08

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    252 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  9. 09

    Parking brake inoperative on one side

    239 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  10. 10

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    221 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£116–£255

If every one of this Korando's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 10.7-point gap between bands means the year you buy Ssangyong Korando has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

82.0%

2018–2020 registration

the 2018–2020 band climbs to 82.0% — a 10.7-point improvement. Tests in this band average 38,500 miles — roughly 32K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, less than 1.5 mm thick — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. The stricter post-2018 MOT test rules meant manufacturers had to tighten up emissions and electrical checks, but this band still shows far fewer major failures on suspension and bodywork than the older fleet.

Band to be cautious about

71.3%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 71.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 82.0% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, constant velocity boot severely deteriorated, and excessively corroded. Average mileage on test for this band is 70,632 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (82.0% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (71.3% pass). That's a 10.7-point spread across 10,771 older tests and 2,424 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

Year-spread leaderboard →

Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Recall history

2 UK recalls on record.

The Korando has 2 official UK vehicle recalls covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.

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Buying or keeping a Korando?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Korando and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.