Suzuki MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 Suzuki in Great Britain in 2025 — 436,545 tests, covering Suzuki's cars and its car-derived vans and pickups. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

Suzuki pass rate 2025
73.6%
1.3 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all Suzuki class-4 vehicles, vans included; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
436,545
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
14
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.9%
of Suzuki first tests; national 7.3%

How many Suzuki cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 529,975 Suzuki cars that were taxed or on SORN: 479,471 taxed and 50,504 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 90.5% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 42 named Suzuki car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 1,399 taxed Suzuki cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures, whereas the MOT figures above include Suzuki's car-derived vans and pickups. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
479,471
90.5% of the 529,975 Suzuki cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
50,504
declared off the road by their keepers — 9.5% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How Suzuki cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Suzuki vs all cars, 2025.

SuzukiAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Suzuki, vehicle age 3: 92.8%Suzuki, vehicle age 4: 91.3%Suzuki, vehicle age 5: 89.8%Suzuki, vehicle age 6: 87.1%Suzuki, vehicle age 7: 82.7%Suzuki, vehicle age 8: 80.5%Suzuki, vehicle age 9: 78.8%Suzuki, vehicle age 10: 76.3%Suzuki, vehicle age 11: 70.1%Suzuki, vehicle age 12: 67.5%Suzuki, vehicle age 13: 64.5%Suzuki, vehicle age 14: 61.7%Suzuki, vehicle age 15: 58.3%Suzuki, vehicle age 16: 57.4%Suzuki, vehicle age 17: 54.6%Suzuki, vehicle age 18: 53.7%Suzuki, vehicle age 19: 53.6%Suzuki, vehicle age 20: 55.8%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Suzuki 55.8%
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Age (years)Suzuki testsSuzuki pass rateAll cars
318,44392.8%88.5%
421,15491.3%87.2%
519,34289.8%86.0%
633,71487.1%83.5%
736,74782.7%80.9%
838,23680.5%78.2%
935,66678.8%74.9%
1031,63976.3%71.9%
1133,47470.1%68.6%
1228,89467.5%65.8%
1320,99164.5%63.5%
1416,09661.7%61.2%
1515,41958.3%59.3%
1617,59557.4%58.3%
1713,27554.6%57.2%
1812,94153.7%57.4%
199,05953.6%57.0%
208,41455.8%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

Suzuki's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: Suzuki beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Suzuki aheadSuzuki behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: +4.3 points vs the average car3Age 4: +4.1 points vs the average carAge 5: +3.8 points vs the average car5Age 6: +3.6 points vs the average carAge 7: +1.8 points vs the average car7Age 8: +2.3 points vs the average carAge 9: +3.9 points vs the average car9Age 10: +4.4 points vs the average carAge 11: +1.5 points vs the average car11Age 12: +1.7 points vs the average carAge 13: +1.0 points vs the average car13Age 14: +0.5 points vs the average carAge 15: -1.0 points vs the average car15Age 16: -0.9 points vs the average carAge 17: -2.6 points vs the average car17Age 18: -3.7 points vs the average carAge 19: -3.4 points vs the average car19Age 20: -1.8 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+4.3
4+4.1
5+3.8
6+3.6
7+1.8
8+2.3
9+3.9
10+4.4
11+1.5
12+1.7
13+1.0
14+0.5
15-1.0
16-0.9
17-2.6
18-3.7
19-3.4
20-1.8

The Suzuki fleet on the road, by age

How many Suzuki cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the Suzuki fleet still in use.

010k20k30k40kAge 3: 18k3Age 4: 21kAge 5: 19k5Age 6: 33kAge 7: 36k7Age 8: 38kAge 9: 35k9Age 10: 31kAge 11: 33k11Age 12: 28kAge 13: 20k13Age 14: 16kAge 15: 15k15Age 16: 17kAge 17: 13k17Age 18: 12kAge 19: 9k19Age 20: 8k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
318,443
421,154
519,342
633,714
736,747
838,236
935,666
1031,639
1133,474
1228,894
1320,991
1416,096
1515,419
1617,595
1713,275
1812,941
199,059
208,414

What a Suzuki fails on

Where the failure items land when a Suzuki fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is Suzuki's.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.0%
Brakes20.3%
Suspension19.7%
Tyres10.4%
Visibility10.1%
Body, chassis, structure6.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.5%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1.6%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.9% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on a Suzuki, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Brakes: 31.3% of advisories31.3%Tyres: 28.1% of advisories28.1%Suspension: 23.4% of advisories23.4%Non-component advisories: 5.5% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.1% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 2.8% of advisories
BrakesTyresSuspensionNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structureNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes31.3%
Tyres28.1%
Suspension23.4%
Non-component advisories5.5%
Body, chassis, structure4.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.8%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Suzuki?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 71.1% of 356,174 tests71.1%Petrol356,174 testsHybrid electric: 90.3% of 63,740 tests90.3%Hybrid63,740 testsDiesel: 63.8% of 16,598 tests63.8%Diesel16,598 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol356,17471.1%
Hybrid electric63,74090.3%
Diesel16,59863.8%

What mileage is normal for a Suzuki?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all Suzuki class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Suzuki; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Suzuki (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 18,750 miles (middle half 13,750–28,750)Age 4: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–36,250)Age 5: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–41,250)Age 6: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 23,750–48,750)Age 7: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–56,250)Age 8: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 33,750–63,750)Age 9: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 38,750–73,750)Age 10: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 41,250–78,750)Age 11: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 41,250–81,250)Age 12: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 46,250–86,250)Age 13: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 51,250–93,750)Age 14: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 56,250–98,750)Age 15: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 58,750–101,250)Age 16: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 58,750–103,750)Age 17: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–111,250)Age 18: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–113,750)Age 19: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 66,250–111,250)Age 20: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 61,250–108,750)83k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75018,75028,750
416,25023,75036,250
518,75028,75041,250
623,75036,25048,750
728,75041,25056,250
833,75048,75063,750
938,75056,25073,750
1041,25058,75078,750
1141,25061,25081,250
1246,25063,75086,250
1351,25071,25093,750
1456,25076,25098,750
1558,75078,750101,250
1658,75081,250103,750
1768,75091,250111,250
1868,75091,250113,750
1966,25088,750111,250
2061,25083,750108,750

Every Suzuki model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 14 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name; models marked (van) or (car and van) are tested in the same class-4 MOT. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
Swift135,24772.3%155,4078,18495.0%
Vitara72,08784.5%82,1515,69593.5%
Alto45,47564.7%43,8753,72092.2%
SX437,48769.1%59,0731,76697.1%
Ignis31,53281.0%35,6732,26894.0%
Celerio27,26382.9%27,20945498.4%
Jimny23,41169.6%20,5098,50570.7%
Grand Vitara18,20262.3%17,02912,09758.5%
Splash16,96961.6%16,52764696.2%
Baleno6,68573.5%6,49740294.2%
Wagon R6,44856.0%5,6752,44769.9%
S-Cross5,60591.8%
Carry (van)3,67058.2%
Swace3,21690.1%4,5423499.3%

Suzuki models ranked by pass rate

All twelve grouped Suzuki car models with 5,000 or more first tests in 2025, highest first-time pass rate first — the full field at that floor. Only models sold purely as cars are ranked; van and pickup models appear in the table above but are not ranked among cars. Pass rates are unadjusted for fleet age — a model whose fleet runs older sits lower for that reason alone. Neighbouring rows can be effectively level, and models sharing a published rate share a rank.

RankModelTests 2025Pass rate
1Suzuki S-Cross5,60591.8%
2Suzuki Vitara72,08784.5%
3Suzuki Celerio27,26382.9%
4Suzuki Ignis31,53281.0%
5Suzuki Baleno6,68573.5%
6Suzuki Swift135,24772.3%
7Suzuki Jimny23,41169.6%
8Suzuki SX437,48769.1%
9Suzuki Alto45,47564.7%
10Suzuki Grand Vitara18,20262.3%
11Suzuki Splash16,96961.6%
12Suzuki Wagon R6,44856.0%
How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.