Suzuki Grand Vitara MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Suzuki Grand Vitara took 24,265 MOT tests in Britain and passed 63% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 24,265
First-time pass rate: 63%
All cars: 71%

What the Grand Vitara fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics16.3% (all cars 11.3%)
Suspension12.3% (all cars 9.0%)
Brakes10.3% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure10.1% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions6.3% (all cars 3.1%)
Visibility5.9% (all cars 4.8%)
Tyres3.9% (all cars 6.4%)
Seat belts and airbags2.9% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Position lamp: not working 6.2%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 3.9%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.6%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 3.4%
Stop lamp: not working 3.3%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 2.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 2.7%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.4%

Most common advisories

Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 17.6%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 14.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 11.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 9.4%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 7.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin 7.0%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 6.1%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened 5.9%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2001	622	63%
2002	1,104	58%
2003	1,633	58%
2004	2,355	55%
2005	2,534	56%
2006	2,231	56%
2007	2,764	58%
2008	2,320	62%
2009	1,993	67%
2010	1,861	69%
2011	1,499	72%
2012	1,123	73%
2013	1,142	80%
2014	517	84%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
9 years	52,473 miles
10 years	61,162 miles
11 years	69,764 miles
12 years	77,606 miles
13 years	81,044 miles
14 years	87,458 miles
15 years	91,710 miles
16 years	94,224 miles
17 years	97,415 miles
18 years	95,958 miles
19 years	100,369 miles
20 years	101,102 miles

Check a particular Grand Vitara

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Suzuki models

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.