Suzuki Jimny MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Suzuki Jimny in Great Britain in 2025 — 23,411 tests. Figures cover every Jimny first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Jimny ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
69.6%
2.7 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
23,411
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.4%
of Jimny first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
41,250
middle half: 28,750–61,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Suzuki Jimny cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 29,014 Suzuki Jimny cars that were taxed or on SORN: 20,509 taxed and 8,505 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Suzuki Jimny vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
20,509
70.7% of the 29,014 Jimny cars taxed or on SORN; 23 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
8,505
declared off the road by their keepers — 29.3% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Jimny cars peaked at 29,921 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 9,412 (31.5%) to 20,509 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 1,349 at the end of 2014 to 8,505 at the end of 2025, up 530.5%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Jimny cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

010k20k30k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Jimny cars, year 2014: 30kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2015: 30kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2016: 29kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2017: 28kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2018: 27kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2019: 27kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2020: 26kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2021: 25kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2022: 24kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2023: 23kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2024: 21kTaxed Jimny cars, year 2025: 21k21k
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YearTaxed Jimny cars
201429,921
201529,623
201629,128
201728,255
201827,209
201926,765
202026,293
202124,982
202223,864
202322,601
202421,229
202520,509

Jimny cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

02k4k6k8k10k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Jimny cars on SORN, year 2014: 1kJimny cars on SORN, year 2015: 2kJimny cars on SORN, year 2016: 3kJimny cars on SORN, year 2017: 4kJimny cars on SORN, year 2018: 4kJimny cars on SORN, year 2019: 5kJimny cars on SORN, year 2020: 6kJimny cars on SORN, year 2021: 6kJimny cars on SORN, year 2022: 7kJimny cars on SORN, year 2023: 7kJimny cars on SORN, year 2024: 8kJimny cars on SORN, year 2025: 9k9k
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YearJimny cars on SORN
20141,349
20151,971
20162,800
20173,712
20184,316
20195,009
20205,652
20216,186
20226,817
20237,470
20247,833
20258,505

Which model years survive

Taxed Jimny cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 20,509 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Jimny cars
20242841.4%
20208634.2%
20191,1675.7%
20184762.3%
20178974.4%
20161,0054.9%
20159264.5%
20148174.0%
20138354.1%
20128164.0%
20116793.3%
20105672.8%
20097423.6%
20089724.7%
20071,2966.3%
20061,2185.9%
20051,3426.5%
20041,5847.7%
20031,3376.5%
20021,0034.9%
20016523.2%
20005142.5%
19992281.1%
All other build years (six years, each under 1%)2891.4%

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, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name JIMNY under this model. 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 the Jimny ages

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

Suzuki JimnyAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 5: 90.7%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 6: 88.5%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 7: 81%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 8: 78.9%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 9: 78.1%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 10: 76.1%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 11: 76.4%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 12: 75.2%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 13: 71.3%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 14: 71.6%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 15: 66.5%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 16: 66.9%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 17: 67.3%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 18: 58.9%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 19: 58.7%Suzuki Jimny, vehicle age 20: 60.4%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%Suzuki Jimny 60.4%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Jimny testsJimny pass rateAll cars
590890.7%86.0%
61,21088.5%83.5%
750481.0%80.9%
895178.9%78.2%
91,05378.1%74.9%
1098476.1%71.9%
1187676.4%68.6%
1292975.2%65.8%
1390071.3%63.5%
1475171.6%61.2%
1566966.5%59.3%
1682566.9%58.3%
171,12567.3%57.2%
181,51258.9%57.4%
191,43758.7%57.0%
201,53260.4%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Jimny ahead
-12-6+0+6+12Age 5: +4.7 points vs the average car5Age 6: +5.0 points vs the average carAge 7: +0.1 points vs the average car7Age 8: +0.7 points vs the average carAge 9: +3.2 points vs the average car9Age 10: +4.2 points vs the average carAge 11: +7.8 points vs the average car11Age 12: +9.4 points vs the average carAge 13: +7.8 points vs the average car13Age 14: +10.4 points vs the average carAge 15: +7.2 points vs the average car15Age 16: +8.6 points vs the average carAge 17: +10.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: +1.5 points vs the average carAge 19: +1.7 points vs the average car19Age 20: +2.8 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
5+4.7
6+5.0
7+0.1
8+0.7
9+3.2
10+4.2
11+7.8
12+9.4
13+7.8
14+10.4
15+7.2
16+8.6
17+10.1
18+1.5
19+1.7
20+2.8

The Jimny fleet on the road, by age

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

05001k1k2kAge 5: 9085Age 6: 1kAge 7: 5047Age 8: 951Age 9: 1k9Age 10: 984Age 11: 87611Age 12: 929Age 13: 90013Age 14: 751Age 15: 66915Age 16: 825Age 17: 1k17Age 18: 1kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
5908
61,210
7504
8951
91,053
10984
11876
12929
13900
14751
15669
16825
171,125
181,512
191,437
201,532

What a Jimny fails on

Where the failure items land when a Jimny fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Body, chassis, structure19.8%
Brakes19.1%
Suspension18.2%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks8.9%
Visibility6.8%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems4.6%
Tyres2.7%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.4% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Brakes: 26.5% of advisories26.5%Suspension: 24.4% of advisories24.4%Tyres: 16.4% of advisories16.4%Body, chassis, structure: 15.3% of advisories15.3%Non-component advisories: 6.2% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 4.7% of advisories
BrakesSuspensionTyresBody, chassis, structureNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes26.5%
Suspension24.4%
Tyres16.4%
Body, chassis, structure15.3%
Non-component advisories6.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.7%

What mileage is normal for a Jimny?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Jimny; 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 Jimny (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 5: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 13,750–33,750)Age 6: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–43,750)Age 7: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–43,750)Age 8: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 21,250–46,250)Age 9: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 23,750–53,750)Age 10: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–61,250)Age 11: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 31,250–66,250)Age 12: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 36,250–73,750)Age 13: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 41,250–78,750)Age 14: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 41,250–81,250)Age 15: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 48,750–86,250)Age 16: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 51,250–93,750)Age 17: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 56,250–93,750)Age 18: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–101,250)Age 19: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 66,250–101,250)Age 20: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 66,250–103,750)83k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
513,75023,75033,750
618,75028,75043,750
721,25031,25043,750
821,25033,75046,250
923,75038,75053,750
1028,75041,25061,250
1131,25046,25066,250
1236,25053,75073,750
1341,25058,75078,750
1441,25058,75081,250
1548,75066,25086,250
1651,25071,25093,750
1756,25073,75093,750
1861,25078,750101,250
1966,25083,750101,250
2066,25083,750103,750

What fails at each age

The Jimny's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

VisibilityLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBrakesSuspensionIdentification of the vehicleTyresBody, chassis, structureNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsVisibility31.2%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.5%
3-5 yrsBrakes14.0%
3-5 yrsSuspension14.0%
3-5 yrsIdentification of the vehicle6.5%
3-5 yrsEverything else12.8%
6-9 yrsSuspension46.7%
6-9 yrsBrakes16.6%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.7%
6-9 yrsVisibility9.2%
6-9 yrsTyres5.1%
6-9 yrsEverything else10.7%
10-13 yrsBrakes30.8%
10-13 yrsSuspension28.9%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.3%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure9.8%
10-13 yrsTyres6.6%
10-13 yrsEverything else13.6%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure23.6%
14+ yrsBrakes19.8%
14+ yrsSuspension17.2%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.9%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks10.1%
14+ yrsEverything else15.4%

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