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Suzuki Alto GU09YHY — MOT history, mileage and tax

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GB GU09YHY

2009 Suzuki Alto

Generated 18 Aug 2026, 15:08
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Source DVLA · DVSA

At a glance

This blue 2009 Suzuki Alto has passed 11 of its 14 first-attempt MOT tests; 2009 Altos tested in 2025 passed 61.1% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 28 October 2025, was a pass at retest, 1 day after a fail for front brake pads worn and a corroded brake pipe. Mileage of 70,672 is inside the middle half of 2009 Altos tested in 2025.

Year
2009
Fuel
Petrol
Colour
Blue
Engine
996cc
CO2
103 g/km
Euro status
—

1 Vehicle identity

Registration
GU09YHY
Make
Suzuki
Model
Alto
Year
2009
First registered
2 Mar 2009
Fuel
Petrol
Engine
996cc
Colour
Blue
CO2
103 g/km
Euro status
—
Marked for export
No
Wheel plan
2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Type approval
M1
V5C issued
2 Aug 2021
Vehicle age
17 yr 8 mo
Registration area
Maidstone

CO2 band: B — 103 g/km

A 0–100 g/km
£20/yr
B 101–110 g/km
£20/yr
C 111–120 g/km
£35/yr
D 121–130 g/km
£170/yr
E 131–140 g/km
£200/yr
F 141–150 g/km
£225/yr
G 151–165 g/km
£275/yr
H 166–175 g/km
£325/yr
I 176–185 g/km
£360/yr
J 186–200 g/km
£410/yr
K 201–225 g/km
£445/yr
L 226–255 g/km
£760/yr
M Over 255 g/km
£790/yr

Rates for cars first registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017, single 12-month payment, correct as at April 2026. Check the current figures on GOV.UK.

2 Tax, MOT & ULEZ

Tax status
Taxed (as at 18 Aug 2026)
Tax due
1 Aug 2027
Annual road tax
£20/yr (Band B)
MOT status
Valid (as at 18 Aug 2026)
MOT expiry
15 Nov 2026
ULEZ / Clean Air Zone
Compliance not verified
Outstanding recall
Not known
First used date
2 Mar 2009
Manufacture date
2 Mar 2009

3 What this car’s MOT record points to

Read from the last two years of this car's own test record, grouped by area. Each line quotes what the tester wrote and the date of the test.

Critical

Brakes

Dangerous item, 28 Oct 2025: Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick. The car passed a retest the same day.

Major item, 28 Oct 2025: Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded. The car passed a retest the same day.

Advisory, 28 Oct 2025: Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened.

Typical UK garage price for brake pad replacement: £100–£300. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.

No recent issue

Suspension & steering, Tyres, Exhaust & emissions, Lamps & visibility, Structure & corrosion, Engine – oil, Other

Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.

Tyres: last recorded 4 Apr 2017 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Lamps & visibility: last recorded 13 Nov 2023 (item fixed during the test), outside the two-year window. Engine – oil: last recorded 15 Apr 2014 (tester note), outside the two-year window. Other: last recorded 19 Mar 2013 (advisory), outside the two-year window.

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4 How it compares with other 2009 Altos

Against every Suzuki Alto first used in 2009 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (4,722 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.

MeasureThis carTypical 2009 AltoWhat it means
Pass rate, first attempts11 of 14 (79%)61.1% in 2025Higher than the group figure
Fails, first attempts1 of 1428.9% of first testsLower than the group figure
Fixed during the test (PRS)210.0% of first tests2 on this record
Mileage at its latest test (28 Oct 2025)70,672 miles69,954 (middle half 48,904–91,862)Inside the middle half; not an outlier
Clean passes (no advisories)7 of 1420.1% of first testsHigher than the group figure

"Typical" is every Suzuki Alto first used in 2009, any fuel or use — not adjusted for mileage. This car's figures are from its own record only. A first attempt is any test not within 10 days after a failed test of this car. A first attempt whose faults were all put right during the test counts as fixed during the test (PRS), not as a fail, as in DVSA's figures.

Check before you buy — for this car

  1. On this carBrakes. dangerous item, major item, advisory recorded in the last two years (2012, 2018, 2025). Worth looking at the discs and pads through the wheel spokes for scoring and a worn lip, and noticing on a test drive whether the car pulls to one side or the pedal feels long.
  2. Nothing recentLamps & visibility. A top failure area for 2009 Altos. Recorded on this car in 2014, 2019, 2023, nothing in the last two years. Worth asking someone to watch while you work every lamp and indicator, and checking the wipers clear the screen cleanly.
  3. Nothing recentTyres. A top failure area for 2009 Altos. Recorded on this car in 2013, 2014, 2017, nothing in the last two years. Worth checking the tread depth across the whole width of each tyre, and the sidewalls for cuts, cracks and bulges.

This car vs what 2009 Altos usually fail on

Stop lamp: not working16.2%this car: lamps & visibility items recorded 2014, 2019, 2023
Position lamp: not working15.6%this car: lamps & visibility items recorded 2014, 2019, 2023
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively12.5%this car: lamps & visibility items recorded 2014, 2019, 2023
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded9.8%this car: brakes items recorded 2012, 2018, 2025
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm8.0%this car: tyres items recorded 2013, 2014, 2017

Bars: share of 2009 Alto first tests that did not pass first time in 2025 carrying each item, in DVSA's wording. Right-hand note: what this car's own record shows in that area.

Mileage position

Seen how its record compares. What the public record cannot show is money owed on it.

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5 MOT history

Tests passed14 of 17
Tests failed3
Plate changesNone
Record sourceGreat Britain (DVSA)
Avg mileage/year3,142 mi
Pass rate82%
First mileage28,044 mi (as at 3 Apr 2012)
Last mileage70,672 mi (as at 28 Oct 2025)
Years on record13.6 yr
Colour at last MOTBlue

Test history

Pass 28 Oct 2025 70,672 mi Expiry 15 Nov 2026

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Fail 28 Oct 2025 70,672 mi
  • Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Dangerous Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Failed
  • Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Major — failed
Pass 11 Nov 2024 62,850 mi Expiry 15 Nov 2025

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 13 Nov 2023 57,830 mi Expiry 15 Nov 2024

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Fail 13 Nov 2023 57,830 mi
  • Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Fixed during test
Pass 2 Nov 2022 56,658 mi Expiry 15 Nov 2023

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 9 Nov 2021 53,281 mi Expiry 15 Nov 2022

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 12 Nov 2020 51,199 mi Expiry 15 Nov 2021

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 15 May 2019 48,053 mi Expiry 15 Nov 2020

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Fail 15 May 2019 48,053 mi
  • Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Fixed during test
Pass 16 May 2018 45,860 mi Expiry 15 May 2019
  • Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) Advisory
Pass 4 Apr 2017 44,343 mi Expiry 15 Apr 2018
  • Nearside Rear tyre wearing unevenly Advisory
  • Nearside Front tyre tread depth getting low (approx 3mm) and wearing on outer edge Advisory
Pass 16 Apr 2016 42,304 mi Expiry 15 Apr 2017

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 31 Mar 2015 40,124 mi Expiry 14 Apr 2016

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 15 Apr 2014 37,286 mi Expiry 14 Apr 2015
  • Both front inner C.V gaitors leaking slightly, (no signs of split) Tester note
  • offside rear tyre perished Tester note
  • Nail in nearside rear tyre Tester note
  • both front wipers poor Tester note
Pass 19 Mar 2013 31,373 mi Expiry 2 Apr 2014
  • Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a) Advisory
  • Both rear tyres slightly perished Tester note
  • NSR Tyre slightly out of shape Tester note
  • NSR Tyre wearing on outer edge Tester note
Pass 3 Apr 2012 28,044 mi Expiry 2 Apr 2013
  • Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) Advisory

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