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Suzuki Ignis
Suzuki Ignis MOT pass rate and common problems
The Suzuki Ignis passed 81% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 8.7 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Ignis 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 Ignis runs 7.4 points ahead of the Suzuki average. It is 5th of the 14 Suzuki models in the data. The average Ignis arrived at its test 8.4 years old with 40,332 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.
Ignis MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Suzuki Ignis cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.9% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 56.5%, a drop of 34.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 10,726 | 90.9% | 18.6 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 13,475 | 80.5% | 8.2 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 5,185 | 56.5% | 15.8 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Ignis failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Suzuki Ignis cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 45.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Ignis MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Suzuki Ignis cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 45.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Suzuki Ignis cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Ignis
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and ball joint excessively worn. 16.6% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 10.2% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and stop lamp not working. 8% 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. 7.7% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Ignis has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Suzuki Ignis buying guide.
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Suzuki Ignis MOT FAQs
What is the Suzuki Ignis MOT pass rate?
81% of Suzuki Ignis cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 31,532 tests. That is 8.7 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 184th of 575 models.
What does a Suzuki Ignis most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Suzuki Ignis cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 10.6% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (10.2%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.6%).
Which area causes the most Suzuki Ignis MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 26.2%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 19.3%.
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, against 56.5% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Suzuki Ignis has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Suzuki Ignis 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 Ignis'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.