Suzuki Vitara MOT data by year

The Suzuki Vitara appears in 296,896 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 1988–2022. Its most common failure areas are lighting & signalling, tyres and visibility, and its overall pass rate is 90.6%.

296,896
MOT tests analysed
90.6%
Pass rate
9.4%
Fail rate
1988–2022
Years covered

By model year

Suzuki Vitara MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
1995 824 70.8% 29.3% Lighting & signalling
1998 1,216 71.4% 28.6% Lighting & signalling
1999 1,415 70.0% 30.0% Lighting & signalling
2017 62,919 90.7% 9.3% Lighting & signalling

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Suzuki Vitara
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Lighting & signalling 5.3% 15,819
2 Tyres 4.1% 12,090
3 Visibility 3.1% 9,149
4 Brakes 2.9% 8,711
5 Suspension 1.1% 3,158
6 Body, structure & corrosion 0.7% 2,155
7 Emissions & environmental 0.6% 1,761
8 Seat belts & restraints 0.4% 1,042
Share of tests failing on each category Lighting & signalling 5.3% Tyres 4.1% Visibility 3.1% Brakes 2.9% Suspension 1.1% Body, structure & corrosion 0.7%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 296,896 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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