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

23,539 Suzuki Jimnys are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 69.6% of initial MOT tests, 2.7 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Suzuki Jimny at the MOT

69.6% of 23,411 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Jimny 354th of 575 models. Suzuki Jimnys aged 3 to 5 years passed 91.3% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 63.5%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Suzuki Jimny69.6%
  • All Suzuki modelsThe Jimny is 4 pts behind73.6%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Suzuki Jimny tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years2,253 tests91.3%
  • 6 to 10 years4,372 tests78.6%
  • 11 years and over16,340 tests63.5%

Where Jimnys fail

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

  • Body, chassis, structure19.7%
  • Brakes19%
  • Suspension18.1%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.2%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks8.9%

The items testers recorded most often were chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (8.4%), position lamp not working (4.3%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.1%).

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

Full Suzuki Jimny MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Jimny's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Body, chassis, structure

    Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels.19.7% of Jimny failure items

  2. 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.19% of Jimny failure items

  3. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.18.1% of Jimny failure items

Suzuki Jimnys in the UK

23,539 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 21% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−21%from 29,966 licensed
Typical year of first use
2010half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2010 or earlier
First registered in 2025
614against 1,345 in 2023
Declared off the road
8,94528% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Suzuki Jimnys since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201429,966
End of 201529,670
End of 201629,173
End of 201728,293
End of 201827,263
End of 201926,833
End of 202026,383
End of 202125,439
End of 202224,755
End of 202324,753
End of 202424,357
End of 202523,639
End of June 202623,539

How old they are

Licensed Suzuki Jimnys by year of first use.

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

A further 5,387 were first used before 2005.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20249311,044
20231,2751,345
2022435467
2021378408
2020849901
20191,1581,211
2018473501
2017902976
20161,0041,096
20159251,020
2014820
2013835
2012818
2011680
2010563
2009740
2008963
20071,287
20061,209
20051,344

925 Jimnys first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 91% of the 1,020 first registered that year.

Jimny engine sizes

1.3 litre engines made up 86% of Suzuki Jimny MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.5 litre at 14%. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed Jimnys.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 23,410 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.3 litre85.8%
  • 1.5 litre13.8%

Suzuki Jimny recalls

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

  1. Apr 2024 R/2024/138

    Jimny Fuel Pump Replacement

    Jimnys built Nov 2018 to Sep 2019 · 836 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The fuel feeding impeller may interfere with the fuel pump housing resulting in the fuel pump malfunction
    Remedy
    Replace the fuel pump fitted to affected vehicles

  2. Jul 2021 R/2021/173

    Improper design of the driver side and the passenger side door harnesses may affect air bag operation

    Jimnys built May 2018 to Dec 2020 · 2,321 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Replace the door harnesses of the affected vehicles.

  3. Jul 2021 R/2021/172

    The fuel feeding impeller in the fuel pump may be swollen and deformed

    Jimnys built May 2018 to Nov 2018 · 510 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Replace fuel pump.

  4. Oct 2016 R/2016/211

    Braking performance may be reduced

    Jimnys built Jan 2014 to Jul 2014 · 447 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The brake servo booster may not have been correctly manufactured. This may cause a harder feel to the brake pedal operation and require more effort from the driver.
    Remedy
    Replace Brake Servo Booster on affected vehicles.

  5. Sep 2015 R/2015/163

    Loss of stability

    Jimnys built Dec 2014 to Jan 2015 · 170 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Small resin fragments may have been left in the Electronic Stability Control unit during production. These fragments may cause the ESC valves to stick and delay operation of the ABS/ESC systems.
    Remedy
    Replace the ESC unit.

  6. Jun 2014 R/2014/061

    Steering effort may decrease

    Jimnys built May 2012 to Mar 2014 · 1,510 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    A bolt securing lateral rods to the front and rear axles may become loose and cause a vibration through the steering wheel. These rods act as an anti tramp measure. If the bolt wears it can drop out allowing the axle to tramp and cause the steering effort applied by the driver to reduce.
    Remedy
    Replace bolts on affected vehicles with modified version

  7. Jul 2010 R/2010/067

    Loss of steering assistance

    5,425 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Steering assistance may be lost because the power steering tensioner pulley material is not to specification. The pulley may fail and cause a loss of drive to the hydraulic pump.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to inspect and where necessary replace the power steering tensioner pulley.

  8. Nov 2001 R/2001/126

    Gearbox selector yoke concern

    Jimnys built Apr 1998 to Oct 1999 · 3,814 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The bolt securing the gear selector yoke to the gear selector shaft may loosen and fall out. This will allow the gear selector yoke to become detached from the selector shaft. In this event it will not be possible to select gear.
    Remedy
    Fit a higher tensile bolt to the gear selector yoke and tighten it to a higher torque specification.
How to check a specific Jimny for recalls

Other Suzuki models

The most-tested Suzuki models in 2025, against the Jimny's 69.6% MOT pass rate.

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Suzuki Jimny FAQs

How many Suzuki Jimnys are there in the UK?

23,539 Suzuki Jimnys were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 8,945 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Suzuki Jimny 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 69.6% first-time pass rate for the Suzuki Jimny across 23,411 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Suzuki Jimny had any recalls?

8 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Suzuki Jimny. The most recent was published in April 2024. 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 Jimny?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: body, chassis, structure, brakes and suspension. 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 Jimny'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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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.