How reliable is the Suzuki Celerio compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Suzuki Celerio, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 82.9% across 27,263 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Suzuki Celerio?

The item recorded most often is "Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen", which appears in 23.2% of failed Suzuki Celerio tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Suzuki Celerio?

The most common advisory is "A tyre seriously damaged", noted on 21.8% of all Suzuki Celerio tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Suzuki Celerio usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 43,856 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Model reliability file

Suzuki Celerio MOT pass rate & common failures

From 27,263 recorded MOT tests of the Suzuki Celerio, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 27,263 MOT tests, 82.9% of Suzuki Celerio tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Suzuki Celerio fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, which appears in 23.2% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 43,856 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

82.9%unadjusted, not comparable27,263 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the Celerio. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 27,263 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Suzuki Celerio tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen23.2%
724 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
2.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded21.5%
672 occurrencesBrake pipe corroded explained
3.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements16.1%
504 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
4.Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning9.1%
283 occurrencesStop lamp not working explained
5.A tyre seriously damaged8.4%
263 occurrencesTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
6.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm8.0%
249 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
7.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement7.3%
229 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained
8.A tyre seriously damaged6.5%
204 occurrencesTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
9.Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake5.3%
165 occurrencesBrake binding or imbalanced across an axle explained
10.Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment4.4%
137 occurrencesParking brake lever or cable travel excessive explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Suzuki Celerio tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.A tyre seriously damaged21.8%
5,951 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
2.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements17.7%
4,814 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
3.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded13.8%
3,761 testsBrake pipe corroded explained
4.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm5.9%
1,622 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
5.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured4.5%
1,233 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
6.Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn2.6%
713 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
7.A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded2.6%
703 testsBrake hose deteriorated, damaged or chafing explained
8.Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake2.5%
693 testsBrake binding or imbalanced across an axle explained

What gets tested

The Celerio fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 43,856
Fuel mix of tested cars: Petrol100.0%

Check a specific Suzuki Celerio

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Suzuki models

Suzuki Swift — 70.4% adjusted
Suzuki Vitara — 76.2% adjusted
Suzuki Alto — 58.8% adjusted
Suzuki SX4 — 70.7% adjusted
Suzuki Ignis — 73.5% adjusted
Suzuki Jimny — 73.0% adjusted
All Suzuki models

Common questions

How reliable is the Suzuki Celerio compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Suzuki Celerio, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 82.9% across 27,263 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Suzuki Celerio?: The item recorded most often is "Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen", which appears in 23.2% of failed Suzuki Celerio tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Suzuki Celerio?: The most common advisory is "A tyre seriously damaged", noted on 21.8% of all Suzuki Celerio tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Suzuki Celerio usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 43,856 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.