Suzuki MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 420,647 MOT tests on Suzuki cars from 2023, covering 12 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 420,647 MOT tests on Suzuki cars in 2023, 73% passed first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Suzuki models with enough tests, the Celerio did best at 86% and the Liana did least well at 52%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Suzuki models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Swift | 133,153 | 72% |
| Vitara | 60,898 | 85% |
| Alto | 50,246 | 67% |
| SX4 | 41,365 | 71% |
| Celerio | 27,719 | 86% |
| Ignis | 27,397 | 79% |
| Jimny | 24,949 | 70% |
| Grand Vitara | 24,265 | 63% |
| Splash | 18,128 | 64% |
| Baleno | 6,845 | 77% |
| Carry | 4,119 | 55% |
| Liana | 1,563 | 52% |
What Suzuki cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics10.2% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension8.1% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes7.7% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility5.5% (all cars 4.8%)
- Tyres4.9% (all cars 6.4%)
- Body and structure2.9% (all cars 3.5%)
- Exhaust and emissions2.4% (all cars 3.1%)
- Seat belts and airbags0.9% (all cars 1.0%)
Most common Suzuki failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.4%
- Position lamp: not working 3.2%
- Stop lamp: not working 2.9%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.4%
- Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 1.9%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 1.4%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 1.2%
- Service brake performance: excessively binding 0.8%
Check a particular Suzuki
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.