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Suzuki Celerio, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

27,047 Suzuki Celerios are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 82.9% of initial MOT tests, 10.6 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Suzuki Celerio at the MOT

82.9% of 27,263 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Celerio 159th of 575 models. Suzuki Celerios 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%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Suzuki Celerio82.9%
  • All Suzuki modelsThe Celerio is 9.3 pts ahead73.6%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Suzuki Celerio tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years1,446 tests88.1%
  • 6 to 10 years25,816 tests82.6%

Where Celerios fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Suzuki Celerio tests in 2025.

  • Brakes26.9%
  • Visibility23.1%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.3%
  • Tyres16.4%
  • Suspension5.7%

The 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%).

The MOT page lists every common Celerio MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Suzuki Celerio MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Celerio's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks 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

Suzuki Celerios in the UK

27,047 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 248% since the end of 2015, although it peaked at 28,009 at the end of 2019.

Change since 2015
+248%from 7,767 licensed
Typical year of first use
2016half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2016 or earlier
Declared off the road
4561.7% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Suzuki Celerios since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201434
End of 20157,767
End of 201615,859
End of 201722,051
End of 201826,075
End of 201928,009
End of 202027,896
End of 202128,001
End of 202227,864
End of 202327,569
End of 202427,360
End of 202527,209
End of June 202627,047

How old they are

Licensed Suzuki Celerios by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 31 were first used before 2015.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20192,0812,193
20184,0184,286
20176,2306,723
20167,7458,368
20157,1007,847

7,100 Celerios first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 90% of the 7,847 first registered that year.

Celerio engine sizes

1.0 litre engines made up 99% of Suzuki Celerio MOT tests in 2025. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed Celerios.

Suzuki Celerio recalls

2 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Suzuki Celerio. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Celerio is affected.

  1. May 2018 R/2018/135

    Front seat side airbag bracket may be insecure

    Celerios built Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 · 698 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The front seat side airbag bracket may not be secured and may not work correctly in the event of an accident. The airbag may fail to deploy in an accident.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles check and secure bracket if required.

  2. Feb 2015 R/2015/018

    Brake failure may occur

    3,193 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    During Heavy braking on affected vehicles the pedal foot protection system could be activated. This will cause the brake pedal to unlatch and move to the safety position. Foot brake operation will be lost. The manufacturer has advised the vehicles should not be driven until rectified.
    Remedy
    Not known at present. Manufacturer advises not to use vehicles until remedy has been determined and actioned.
How to check a specific Celerio for recalls

Other Suzuki models

The most-tested Suzuki models in 2025, against the Celerio's 82.9% MOT pass rate.

All 14 Suzuki models

Suzuki Celerio FAQs

How many Suzuki Celerios are there in the UK?

27,047 Suzuki Celerios were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 456 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

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.

Has the Suzuki Celerio had any recalls?

2 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Suzuki Celerio. The most recent was published in May 2018. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

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 own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

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.

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Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Suzuki history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Suzuki VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.