82.9%
Suzuki Celerio
Suzuki Celerio MOT pass rate and common problems
The Suzuki Celerio passed 82.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Celerio compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
73.6%
Suzuki average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Celerio runs 9.3 points ahead of the Suzuki average. It is 4th of the 14 Suzuki models in the data. The average Celerio arrived at its test 8.5 years old with 43,856 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Celerio MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Suzuki Celerio cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 82.6%, a drop of 5.5 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,446 | 88.1% | 15.8 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 25,816 | 82.6% | 10.3 pts above |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 1 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Celerio failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Suzuki Celerio cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and visibility together account for 50% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Celerio MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Suzuki Celerio cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 56.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Suzuki Celerio cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Celerio
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 20.5% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded, brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements and service brake performance excessively binding. 16.5% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working and headlamp aim too low. 10.1% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 9.6% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Celerio has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Suzuki Celerio buying guide.
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Suzuki Celerio MOT FAQs
What is the Suzuki Celerio MOT pass rate?
82.9% of Suzuki Celerio cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 27,263 tests. That is 10.6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 159th of 575 models.
What does a Suzuki Celerio most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Suzuki Celerio cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 16.8% of failure items. Next were rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (8%) and stop lamp not working (7.6%).
Which area causes the most Suzuki Celerio MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 26.9%, followed by visibility at 23.1%.
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, against 82.6% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Suzuki Celerio has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Suzuki Celerio that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Suzuki Celerio's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.