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SuzukiGrand Vitara MOT results

In 2025, 62.3% of Suzuki Grand Vitara MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 59.3% for cars of the same age. 6.7% had at least one dangerous defect (9.7% for cars the same age). The typical Suzuki Grand Vitara tested was 17 years old with 91,100 miles. Based on 18,010 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 62.3%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 59.3%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 6.9%passed after repair
Failed: 30.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 6.7%same age 9.7%
Typical mileage: 91,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Suzuki Grand VitaraAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2015	47	78.7%	71.8%
2014	490	81.2%	68.5%
2013	1,088	75.9%	65.6%
2012	1,037	68.0%	63.2%
2011	1,320	65.6%	61.0%
2010	1,561	64.5%	59.1%
2009	1,526	63.6%	58.1%
2008	1,745	58.3%	57.0%
2007	1,814	59.8%	57.2%
2006	1,463	55.5%	56.8%
2005	1,779	58.4%	57.5%
2004	1,619	59.7%	57.5%
2003	1,078	59.6%	58.5%
2002	724	59.4%	59.4%
2001	396	59.6%	60.9%
2000	163	59.5%	62.2%
1999	109	45.9%	64.2%
1998	41	56.1%	65.1%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Suzuki Grand VitaraAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	20	90.0%	79.1%	61,100
10-14 years	4,646	70.0%	65.7%	75,900
15-19 years	8,223	59.7%	57.6%	94,600
20-29 years	5,120	59.3%	59.6%	100,000
30-39 years	1	100.0%	71.3%	135,200

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Suzuki Grand Vitara is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
EX Exeter	South West	641	3.6%	3.2×	53.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	435	2.4%	1.1×	70.6%
SA Swansea	Wales	384	2.1%	1.7×	58.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	383	2.1%	2.1×	52.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	366	2.0%	1.4×	56.8%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	356	2.0%	2.9×	66.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	343	1.9%	1.5×	64.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	328	1.8%	1.1×	57.0%
PE Peterborough	East of England	326	1.8%	1.0×	63.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	325	1.8%	1.4×	56.6%
TA Taunton	South West	311	1.7%	2.6×	56.3%
LL Llandudno	Wales	303	1.7%	1.8×	63.7%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	299	1.7%	0.5×	67.6%
NP Newport	Wales	283	1.6%	1.8×	67.8%
NR Norwich	East of England	270	1.5%	1.1×	60.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	267	1.5%	1.3×	64.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	259	1.4%	0.8×	61.4%
BS Bristol	South West	255	1.4%	0.8×	60.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	242	1.3%	2.6×	52.5%
BN Brighton	South East	237	1.3%	1.1×	55.7%
SN Swindon	South West	237	1.3%	1.5×	55.3%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	236	1.3%	0.8×	63.6%
GU Guildford	South East	234	1.3%	1.0×	62.0%
RH Redhill	South East	230	1.3%	1.2×	67.0%
BA Bath	South West	222	1.2%	1.5×	56.8%
BH Bournemouth	South West	222	1.2%	1.2×	55.9%
RG Reading	South East	219	1.2%	0.8×	71.7%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	214	1.2%	0.9×	65.4%
SO Southampton	South East	205	1.1%	0.9×	64.9%
DE Derby	East Midlands	202	1.1%	0.8×	68.3%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	201	1.1%	3.0×	59.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	196	1.1%	1.2×	63.3%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	195	1.1%	0.6×	66.7%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	195	1.1%	1.1×	49.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	191	1.1%	1.0×	60.2%
TR Truro	South West	189	1.0%	1.7×	49.2%
OX Oxford	South East	183	1.0%	0.9×	67.2%
ME Rochester	South East	181	1.0%	0.9×	64.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	179	1.0%	0.7×	70.4%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	177	1.0%	0.7×	67.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	171	0.9%	0.9×	67.8%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	171	0.9%	1.6×	62.6%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	170	0.9%	1.4×	68.2%
DT Dorchester	South West	168	0.9%	2.4×	56.0%
SK Stockport	North West	166	0.9%	0.9×	59.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	160	0.9%	1.9×	53.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	158	0.9%	0.8×	67.7%
LA Lancaster	North West	157	0.9%	1.6×	56.1%
CO Colchester	East of England	156	0.9%	1.1×	66.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	155	0.9%	0.7×	62.6%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	153	0.8%	0.7×	69.3%
CT Canterbury	South East	153	0.8%	1.1×	62.1%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	152	0.8%	0.9×	75.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	145	0.8%	0.9×	70.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	144	0.8%	0.9×	67.4%
DL Darlington	North East	143	0.8%	1.4×	59.4%
CH Chester	North West	133	0.7%	0.7×	54.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	133	0.7%	0.5×	58.6%
CA Carlisle	North West	130	0.7%	1.2×	63.1%
DA Dartford	South East	128	0.7%	1.0×	63.3%
SE London SE	London	128	0.7%	0.9×	68.8%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	127	0.7%	1.2×	64.6%
CR Croydon	London	125	0.7%	1.0×	75.2%
TS Teesside	North East	121	0.7%	0.7×	68.6%
M Manchester	North West	116	0.6%	0.4×	66.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	113	0.6%	1.5×	61.1%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	109	0.6%	0.8×	63.3%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	105	0.6%	0.7×	76.2%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	105	0.6%	0.9×	72.4%
SG Stevenage	East of England	100	0.6%	0.8×	65.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	98	0.5%	0.6×	70.4%
TW Twickenham	London	98	0.5%	0.8×	68.4%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	95	0.5%	0.9×	49.5%
N London N	London	95	0.5%	0.8×	63.2%
OL Oldham	North West	94	0.5%	0.8×	59.6%
PH Perth	Scotland	91	0.5%	1.7×	60.4%
DH Durham	North East	89	0.5%	1.0×	66.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	88	0.5%	0.7×	55.7%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	88	0.5%	2.1×	63.6%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	87	0.5%	5.6×	56.3%
PR Preston	North West	87	0.5%	0.5×	73.6%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	83	0.5%	1.8×	51.8%
LU Luton	East of England	83	0.5%	0.7×	74.7%
SL Slough	South East	83	0.5%	0.6×	75.9%
CW Crewe	North West	82	0.5%	0.8×	58.5%
E London E	London	82	0.5%	0.6×	58.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	80	0.4%	1.0×	58.8%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	79	0.4%	0.6×	50.6%
RM Romford	London	76	0.4%	0.5×	72.4%
WA Warrington	North West	75	0.4%	0.4×	60.0%
L Liverpool	North West	72	0.4%	0.4×	69.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	72	0.4%	0.9×	69.4%
TF Telford	West Midlands	72	0.4%	1.1×	65.3%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	70	0.4%	2.0×	55.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	70	0.4%	0.5×	61.4%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	64	0.4%	1.3×	71.9%
BL Bolton	North West	63	0.3%	0.5×	69.8%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	61	0.3%	0.8×	57.4%
HA Harrow	London	59	0.3%	0.5×	78.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	58	0.3%	0.6×	56.9%
DD Dundee	Scotland	55	0.3%	0.8×	45.5%
EN Enfield	London	55	0.3%	0.5×	69.1%
NW London NW	London	55	0.3%	0.5×	65.5%
UB Southall	London	55	0.3%	0.5×	80.0%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	47	0.3%	0.5×	61.7%
BR Bromley	London	46	0.3%	0.7×	67.4%
WN Wigan	North West	45	0.2%	0.5×	46.7%
SW London SW	London	43	0.2%	0.6×	60.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	42	0.2%	0.5×	81.0%
IG Ilford	London	41	0.2%	0.5×	68.3%
SM Sutton	London	37	0.2%	0.9×	70.3%
SR Sunderland	North East	36	0.2%	0.6×	66.7%
FY Blackpool	North West	33	0.2%	0.4×	48.5%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	29	0.2%	1.9×	–
WD Watford	East of England	28	0.2%	0.4×	–
W London W	London	24	0.1%	0.5×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	18	<0.1%	2.2×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	8	<0.1%	1.2×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,169	6.5%	0.8×	59.3%
North East	625	3.5%	0.9×	64.2%
North West	1,397	7.8%	0.7×	61.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,682	9.3%	1.0×	63.9%
Wales	1,385	7.7%	1.6×	60.9%
West Midlands	1,814	10.1%	1.0×	65.5%
East Midlands	960	5.3%	0.8×	65.4%
East of England	1,611	8.9%	0.9×	65.2%
London	1,124	6.2%	0.7×	69.4%
South East	2,867	15.9%	1.0×	63.6%
South West	3,373	18.7%	1.8×	55.5%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Suzuki Grand VitaraCars the same age

Lights and electrics17.3%19.3%
Suspension13.8%16.2%
Body and structure10.1%7.3%
Brakes9.6%10.9%
Emissions and leaks6.4%5.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.9%6.4%
Tyres3.6%6.8%
Seat belts and airbags3.1%2.2%
Steering0.9%3.6%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Suzuki Grand Vitara tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	6.5%	5.2%	1.3×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	4.0%	1.9%	2.1×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	3.9%	2.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.6%	2.5%	1.4×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.5%	3.6%	1.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	2.7%	3.0%	0.9×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.5%	2.4%	1.0×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	2.5%	1.4%	1.8×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	2.1%	2.9%	0.7×	0.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	2.1%	1.6%	1.3×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	17.3%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	14.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	13.3%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	10.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.8%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	8.7%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.9%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	5.7%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.0%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	13,685	62.8%
Diesel	4,314	60.7%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model