Suzuki S-Cross MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Suzuki S-Cross in Great Britain in 2025 — 5,605 tests. Figures cover every S-Cross first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the S-Cross ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
91.8%
19.5 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
5,605
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
1.7%
of S-Cross first tests; national 7.3%

How many Suzuki S-Cross cars are still on the road?

The Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124) do not record the S-Cross under a name of its own: its cars are counted inside the SX4 figures, so no separate count of taxed or SORN S-Cross cars can be given here.

How the S-Cross ages

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

Suzuki S-CrossAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Suzuki S-Cross, vehicle age 3: 93.3%Suzuki S-Cross, vehicle age 4: 89.9%Suzuki S-Cross, vehicle age 5: 89.7%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 S-Cross 89.7%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)S-Cross testsS-Cross pass rateAll cars
32,99693.3%88.5%
41,72089.9%87.2%
552389.7%86.0%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

S-Cross ahead
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: +4.8 points vs the average car3Age 4: +2.7 points vs the average carAge 5: +3.7 points vs the average car5Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+4.8
4+2.7
5+3.7

The S-Cross fleet on the road, by age

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

07501k2k3kAge 3: 2k3Age 4: 1kAge 5: 5235Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
32,996
41,720
5523

What an S-Cross fails on

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

Visibility31.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.3%
Tyres22.8%
Brakes9.3%
Suspension4.2%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1.4%
Identification of the vehicle1.0%
Body, chassis, structure0.7%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (99.2% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Tyres: 58.0% of advisories58.0%Brakes: 20.9% of advisories20.9%Non-component advisories: 12.5% of advisories12.5%Suspension: 6.2% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 0.9% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 0.6% of advisories
TyresBrakesNon-component advisoriesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres58.0%
Brakes20.9%
Non-component advisories12.5%
Suspension6.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks0.9%
Identification of the vehicle0.6%

What mileage is normal for an S-Cross?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) S-Cross; 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 S-Cross (median)
0k25k50k35Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–28,750)Age 4: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–38,750)Age 5: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–41,250)31k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75021,25028,750
418,75028,75038,750
521,25031,25041,250

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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. “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.