81%
Suzuki Ignis pass rate
Used Suzuki Ignis buying guide
In 2025, Suzuki Ignis cars passed 81% of 31,532 initial MOT tests, 8.7 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Suzuki Ignis MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+8.7
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Ignis sits 184th of 575 models in the data. Suzuki as a brand averaged 73.6%, so this model runs 7.4 points ahead of its own brand. Suzuki Ignis cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 56.5%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Suzuki Ignis MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Ignis compares with similar cars.
Ignis fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Suzuki Ignis cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 0% of tests.
Where the Ignis fails its MOT
Where Suzuki Ignis 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 coil spring fractured or broken (10.6%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (10.2%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.6%). See every common Ignis MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Suzuki Ignis that failed, not a claim that every Ignis has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Ignis?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 26.2% of Ignis failure items.
2
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. 19.3% of Ignis 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. 14.7% of Ignis failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 13.7% of Ignis failure items.
5
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. 13.1% of Ignis 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 Ignis failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Ignis.
Used Suzuki Ignis FAQs
Is the Suzuki Ignis 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 81% first-time pass rate for the Suzuki Ignis across 31,532 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Suzuki Ignis cars fail their MOT more often?
Suzuki Ignis cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 56.5%. 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 Ignis?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Ignis'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.