69.6%
Suzuki Jimny pass rate
Used Suzuki Jimny buying guide
In 2025, Suzuki Jimny cars passed 69.6% of 23,411 initial MOT tests, 2.7 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Suzuki Jimny MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−2.7
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Jimny sits 354th of 575 models in the data. Suzuki as a brand averaged 73.6%, so this model runs 4 points behind its own brand. Suzuki Jimny cars 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%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Suzuki Jimny MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Jimny compares with similar cars.
Jimny fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Suzuki Jimny cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 0.1% of tests.
Where the Jimny fails its MOT
Where Suzuki Jimny 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 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%). See every common Jimny MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Suzuki Jimny that failed, not a claim that every Jimny has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Jimny?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at 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.
4
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. 17.2% of Jimny 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. 8.9% of Jimny 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 Jimny failures cluster around body, chassis, structure and brakes 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 Jimny.
Used Suzuki Jimny FAQs
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.
Do older Suzuki Jimny cars fail their MOT more often?
Suzuki Jimny cars 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%. 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 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 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 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.
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.