62.3%
Suzuki Grand Vitara pass rate
Used Suzuki Grand Vitara buying guide
In 2025, Suzuki Grand Vitara cars passed 62.3% of 18,206 initial MOT tests, 10 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Suzuki Grand Vitara MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−10
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Grand Vitara sits 468th of 575 models in the data. Suzuki as a brand averaged 73.6%, so this model runs 11.3 points behind its own brand. Suzuki Grand Vitara cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 81.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 62%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Suzuki Grand Vitara MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Grand Vitara compares with similar cars.
Grand Vitara fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Suzuki Grand Vitara cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 23.9% of tests.
Where the Grand Vitara fails its MOT
Where Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 position lamp not working (6.5%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.7%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.3%). See every common Grand Vitara MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Suzuki Grand Vitara that failed, not a claim that every Grand Vitara has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Grand Vitara?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
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. 24.8% of Grand Vitara failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 21.7% of Grand Vitara failure items.
3
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. 14.4% of Grand Vitara failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 14.3% of Grand Vitara failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 7.6% of Grand Vitara 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 Grand Vitara failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension 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 Grand Vitara.
Used Suzuki Grand Vitara FAQs
Is the Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 a 62.3% first-time pass rate for the Suzuki Grand Vitara across 18,206 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Suzuki Grand Vitara cars fail their MOT more often?
Suzuki Grand Vitara cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 81.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 62%. 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 Grand Vitara?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. 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 Grand Vitara'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.