SuzukiSX MOT results

In 2025, 71.6% of Suzuki SX MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 70.9% for cars of the same age. 7.5% had at least one dangerous defect (7.6% for cars the same age). The typical Suzuki SX tested was 10 years old with 65,300 miles. Based on 41,715 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Suzuki SX cars are on the road

First-time pass: 71.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 70.9%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.4%passed after repair
Failed: 23.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.5%same age 7.6%
Typical mileage: 65,300at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Suzuki SXAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	227	91.6%	91.7%
2022	2,515	93.3%	88.5%
2021	1,626	90.0%	87.2%
2020	858	90.1%	85.9%
2019	1,924	87.0%	83.5%
2018	2,621	84.4%	80.8%
2017	3,107	82.5%	78.1%
2016	3,293	80.0%	74.8%
2015	3,637	76.9%	71.8%
2014	6,239	70.7%	68.5%
2013	3,234	64.9%	65.6%
2012	1,908	59.4%	63.2%
2011	2,118	55.7%	61.0%
2010	1,876	54.7%	59.1%
2009	1,690	53.0%	58.1%
2008	2,124	52.2%	57.0%
2007	1,970	49.1%	57.2%
2006	742	47.3%	56.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Suzuki SXAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	3,707	91.7%	87.4%	25,000
5-9 years	12,797	82.8%	79.1%	51,300
10-14 years	16,617	66.4%	65.7%	76,200
15-19 years	7,563	51.4%	57.6%	93,900
20-29 years	1	0.0%	59.6%	126,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Suzuki SX 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
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,170	2.8%	1.2×	72.5%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,167	2.8%	1.7×	72.7%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,030	2.5%	1.3×	76.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	759	1.8%	1.1×	65.6%
G Glasgow	Scotland	747	1.8%	1.1×	70.1%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	731	1.8%	0.6×	71.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	724	1.7%	0.9×	70.2%
NP Newport	Wales	722	1.7%	2.0×	71.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	720	1.7%	1.4×	68.6%
EX Exeter	South West	692	1.7%	1.5×	66.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	676	1.6%	1.3×	71.4%
PO Portsmouth	South East	646	1.5%	1.1×	69.8%
BN Brighton	South East	645	1.5%	1.3×	71.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	626	1.5%	1.3×	76.0%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	619	1.5%	1.9×	70.0%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	613	1.5%	1.6×	73.4%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	613	1.5%	1.3×	71.3%
LL Llandudno	Wales	610	1.5%	1.5×	72.1%
PA Paisley	Scotland	602	1.4%	3.2×	74.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	602	1.4%	1.5×	69.6%
SO Southampton	South East	584	1.4%	1.1×	76.0%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	578	1.4%	2.0×	71.3%
PL Plymouth	South West	555	1.3%	1.3×	69.2%
SA Swansea	Wales	553	1.3%	1.0×	68.2%
BS Bristol	South West	549	1.3%	0.8×	65.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	546	1.3%	0.7×	71.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	522	1.3%	0.9×	70.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	509	1.2%	0.9×	72.7%
DL Darlington	North East	503	1.2%	2.1×	70.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	481	1.2%	0.8×	72.6%
GU Guildford	South East	472	1.1%	0.8×	69.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	465	1.1%	0.8×	73.3%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	446	1.1%	1.0×	72.0%
DE Derby	East Midlands	415	1.0%	0.7×	72.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	409	1.0%	1.6×	74.1%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	401	1.0%	0.7×	75.6%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	401	1.0%	0.9×	71.8%
BA Bath	South West	388	0.9%	1.1×	72.9%
BH Bournemouth	South West	386	0.9%	0.9×	68.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	381	0.9%	1.0×	72.7%
SK Stockport	North West	373	0.9%	0.9×	69.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	369	0.9%	0.7×	67.8%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	367	0.9%	2.4×	71.7%
RG Reading	South East	362	0.9%	0.6×	74.9%
OX Oxford	South East	361	0.9%	0.8×	70.4%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	360	0.9%	0.9×	76.7%
M Manchester	North West	360	0.9%	0.6×	67.8%
TS Teesside	North East	351	0.8%	0.9×	63.8%
ME Rochester	South East	345	0.8%	0.8×	72.5%
RH Redhill	South East	343	0.8%	0.8×	72.9%
SN Swindon	South West	333	0.8%	0.9×	70.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	332	0.8%	1.4×	66.0%
CO Colchester	East of England	331	0.8%	1.0×	77.9%
LA Lancaster	North West	323	0.8%	1.4×	65.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	319	0.8%	1.4×	63.9%
OL Oldham	North West	310	0.7%	1.1×	82.3%
CH Chester	North West	304	0.7%	0.7×	68.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	299	0.7%	1.7×	73.6%
DT Dorchester	South West	291	0.7%	1.8×	68.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	280	0.7%	1.0×	71.4%
BB Blackburn	North West	270	0.6%	0.7×	71.9%
SE London SE	London	270	0.6%	0.8×	71.9%
IV Inverness	Scotland	266	0.6%	1.5×	67.7%
TA Taunton	South West	266	0.6%	1.0×	62.8%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	263	0.6%	1.1×	75.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	255	0.6%	1.1×	69.4%
WA Warrington	North West	255	0.6%	0.6×	68.6%
DH Durham	North East	252	0.6%	1.2×	68.7%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	245	0.6%	2.1×	74.7%
TQ Torquay	South West	241	0.6%	1.1×	72.6%
CT Canterbury	South East	232	0.6%	0.7×	76.3%
DA Dartford	South East	232	0.6%	0.8×	77.6%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	230	0.6%	0.8×	70.9%
PR Preston	North West	230	0.6%	0.6×	70.9%
TR Truro	South West	229	0.5%	0.9×	72.5%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	228	0.5%	0.7×	76.8%
CR Croydon	London	227	0.5%	0.8×	79.3%
RM Romford	London	220	0.5%	0.7×	82.3%
BL Bolton	North West	219	0.5%	0.7×	70.8%
CB Cambridge	East of England	216	0.5%	0.7×	67.6%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	215	0.5%	2.1×	63.3%
PH Perth	Scotland	214	0.5%	1.7×	65.9%
NW London NW	London	209	0.5%	0.8×	78.5%
L Liverpool	North West	208	0.5%	0.5×	67.3%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	208	0.5%	0.7×	82.2%
DD Dundee	Scotland	206	0.5%	1.2×	69.4%
HA Harrow	London	206	0.5%	0.8×	73.8%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	205	0.5%	2.6×	62.0%
CW Crewe	North West	204	0.5%	0.8×	74.5%
LU Luton	East of England	201	0.5%	0.7×	74.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	201	0.5%	1.0×	73.1%
UB Southall	London	200	0.5%	0.8×	80.5%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	194	0.5%	1.1×	68.0%
TF Telford	West Midlands	187	0.4%	1.2×	73.8%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	186	0.4%	0.5×	76.3%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	183	0.4%	0.9×	65.0%
SL Slough	South East	179	0.4%	0.6×	74.9%
TW Twickenham	London	179	0.4%	0.6×	78.8%
SG Stevenage	East of England	175	0.4%	0.6×	69.1%
N London N	London	173	0.4%	0.6×	77.5%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	173	0.4%	0.6×	77.5%
BR Bromley	London	169	0.4%	1.1×	79.3%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	166	0.4%	4.6×	73.5%
E London E	London	152	0.4%	0.5×	72.4%
WN Wigan	North West	141	0.3%	0.7×	78.0%
WD Watford	East of England	135	0.3%	0.8×	74.1%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	134	0.3%	1.4×	67.2%
IG Ilford	London	124	0.3%	0.7×	82.3%
EN Enfield	London	121	0.3%	0.5×	66.1%
AL St Albans	East of England	117	0.3%	0.6×	70.1%
FY Blackpool	North West	111	0.3%	0.6×	60.4%
SR Sunderland	North East	99	0.2%	0.7×	63.6%
SW London SW	London	97	0.2%	0.6×	72.2%
W London W	London	63	0.2%	0.6×	76.2%
SM Sutton	London	52	0.1%	0.6×	80.8%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	49	0.1%	3.2×	59.2%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	41	<0.1%	1.2×	63.4%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	21	<0.1%	1.1×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	4,788	11.5%	1.5×	69.0%
North East	2,372	5.7%	1.4×	70.0%
North West	3,717	8.9%	0.8×	70.9%
Yorkshire and the Humber	4,877	11.7%	1.3×	71.8%
Wales	2,810	6.7%	1.4×	69.5%
West Midlands	3,634	8.7%	0.9×	73.3%
East Midlands	2,469	5.9%	0.9×	70.7%
East of England	3,867	9.3%	0.9×	74.0%
London	2,690	6.4%	0.7×	76.9%
South East	5,684	13.6%	0.9×	72.7%
South West	4,807	11.5%	1.1×	69.2%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

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

Suzuki SXCars the same age

Suspension11.1%9.9%
Lights and electrics9.7%11.2%
Brakes8.3%6.4%
Tyres6.0%6.5%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.6%4.4%
Emissions and leaks2.5%3.2%
Body and structure2.3%3.4%
Seat belts and airbags0.7%0.9%
Steering0.6%2.1%

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

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

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

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.2%	2.8%	1.5×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	3.5%	1.9%	1.8×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.4%	2.3%	1.5×	100.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.0%	2.6%	1.2×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.8%	1.8%	1.6×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.4%	2.0%	1.2×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	2.0%	0.5%	4.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.8%	1.9%	0.9×	100.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	1.6%	1.1%	1.5×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	1.5%	0.8%	1.9×	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
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	19.4%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	10.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	8.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.7%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.8%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	3.8%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	3.7%
Coil spring: corroded	3.6%
Flexible brake hoses: has slight corrosion to ferrule	3.0%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	31,932	69.8%
Diesel	5,046	63.7%
Hybrid	4,734	91.7%

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

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