82.9%
Suzuki Celerio pass rate
Used Suzuki Celerio buying guide
In 2025, Suzuki Celerio cars passed 82.9% of 27,263 initial MOT tests, 10.6 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Suzuki Celerio MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+10.6
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Celerio sits 159th of 575 models in the data. Suzuki as a brand averaged 73.6%, so this model runs 9.3 points ahead of its own brand. Suzuki Celerio cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 82.6%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Suzuki Celerio MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Celerio compares with similar cars.
Celerio fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Suzuki Celerio cars tested in 2025. None of the tested examples were diesel.
Where the Celerio fails its MOT
Where Suzuki Celerio cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (16.8%), rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (8%) and stop lamp not working (7.6%). See every common Celerio MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Suzuki Celerio that failed, not a claim that every Celerio has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Celerio?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 26.9% of Celerio failure items.
2
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 23.1% of Celerio failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 21.3% of Celerio failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 16.4% of Celerio failure items.
5
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 5.7% of Celerio failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Suzuki Celerio failures cluster around brakes and visibility tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Suzuki models
The most-tested Suzuki models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Celerio.
Used Suzuki Celerio FAQs
Is the Suzuki Celerio reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 82.9% first-time pass rate for the Suzuki Celerio across 27,263 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Suzuki Celerio cars fail their MOT more often?
Suzuki Celerio cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 82.6%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Suzuki Celerio?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: brakes, visibility and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Suzuki Celerio's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.