Make overview
Suzuki MOT pass rates by model
Data updated
Quick answer
Suzuki cars pass 73.5% of MOT tests across 432,884 recorded tests, against a national average of 72.3%. Of the 15 Suzuki models with MOT data, the Vitara has the highest age-adjusted pass rate at 76.2% and the Alto the lowest at 58.8%. The item recorded most often on a failed Suzuki is brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded.
- Tests analysed
- 432,884
- Adjusted pass rate
- 70.6%
- Models with data
- 15
Adjusted for age and mileage
Suzuki models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Adjusted pass rate | National rank | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki Vitara | 76.2% | 94 of 262 | 72,082 |
| Suzuki Ignis | 73.5% | 127 of 262 | 31,532 |
| Suzuki Jimny | 73.0% | 134 of 262 | 23,408 |
| Suzuki SX4 | 70.7% | 163 of 262 | 37,487 |
| Suzuki Swift | 70.4% | 169 of 262 | 135,245 |
| Suzuki Alto | 58.8% | 258 of 262 | 45,471 |
Unadjusted, not ranked
Other Suzuki models with MOT data
These models have at least 500 recorded tests, but their tested examples do not span enough ages and mileages to rank fairly. Their failure and advisory patterns are still drawn from real tests.
| Model | Unadjusted pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suzuki Celerio | 82.9% | 27,263 |
| Suzuki Grand Vitara | 62.3% | 18,202 |
| Suzuki Splash | 61.6% | 16,969 |
| Suzuki Baleno | 73.5% | 6,685 |
| Suzuki Wagon R | 56.0% | 6,444 |
| Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 91.5% | 4,510 |
| Suzuki Carry | 58.0% | 3,464 |
| Suzuki Swace | 90.1% | 3,216 |
| Suzuki Liana | 52.3% | 906 |
Across the range
What Suzuki cars fail on most
Share of failed Suzuki tests recording each item, summed across every model above.
- 1.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded15.9%
- 2.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements14.6%
- 3.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen12.9%
- 4.A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning12.7%
- 5.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened10.7%
- 6.Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning9.7%
Common questions
- What is the MOT pass rate for Suzuki?
- Across 432,884 recorded MOT tests, 73.5% of Suzuki tests ended in a pass, against a national average of 72.3%. Adjusted for the age and mileage of the cars tested, the figure is 70.6%. A make-level figure blends very different cars, so the individual model pages are the more useful comparison.
- Which Suzuki is the most reliable on MOT evidence?
- Of the Suzuki models with enough data to compare fairly, the Vitara has the highest age-and-mileage-adjusted pass rate at 76.2%, ranking 94 of 262 models nationally. This reflects how often cars meet the MOT standard, not how often they break down.
- What do Suzuki cars most often fail their MOT on?
- The most commonly recorded failure item across Suzuki tests is "Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded", appearing in 15.9% of failed tests. One failed test can list several items, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
- Why do some Suzuki models not have a pass rate ranking?
- A model is only ranked when its tested examples cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages for a fair comparison. 6 of the 15 Suzuki models here qualify. For the rest we publish the unadjusted rate and the failure patterns, but not a rank, because comparing unadjusted rates mostly sorts cars by how new they are.
How to read these figures
Why the adjusted rate is the fair one
An unadjusted pass rate is strongly driven by the age and mileage of the cars being tested, not by how well they were built. A model bought mainly as a lightly used second car will look better than an identical car sold to high-mileage drivers. Adjusting for age and mileage compares each model against cars that have lived a similar life.
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