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

16,017 Suzuki Splashes are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 61.6% of initial MOT tests, 10.7 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Suzuki Splash at the MOT

61.6% of 16,969 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Splash 473rd of 575 models. Suzuki Splashes aged 6 to 10 years passed 71.5% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 60.5%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Suzuki Splash61.6%
  • All Suzuki modelsThe Splash is 12 pts behind73.6%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Suzuki Splash tests in 2025.

  • 6 to 10 years1,784 tests71.5%
  • 11 years and over15,185 tests60.5%

Where Splashes fail

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

  • Suspension33.5%
  • Brakes24.8%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.8%
  • Visibility8%
  • Tyres7%

The items testers recorded most often were ball joint excessively worn (7.8%), coil spring fractured or broken (7.5%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.4%).

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

Full Suzuki Splash MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

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

  1. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.33.5% of Splash 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.24.8% of Splash failure items

  3. 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.17.8% of Splash failure items

Suzuki Splashes in the UK

16,017 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 20% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−20%from 19,899 licensed
Typical year of first use
2012half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2012 or earlier
Declared off the road
6714% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Suzuki Splashes since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201419,899
End of 201519,732
End of 201619,772
End of 201719,679
End of 201819,499
End of 201919,232
End of 202018,890
End of 202118,696
End of 202218,360
End of 202317,921
End of 202417,285
End of 202516,527
End of June 202616,017

How old they are

Licensed Suzuki Splashes by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year
Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20155963
20143,062
20133,368
20123,594
20111,423
20101,286
20092,220
20081,499

Splash engines and fuel

1.2 litre engines made up 56% of Suzuki Splash MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.0 litre at 42%. Petrol accounts for 98% of licensed Splashes and diesel for 2.1%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 16,944 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.2 litre55.5%
  • 1.0 litre42.1%
  • 1.3 litre2.4%

Fuel type, licensed Splashes

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol15,67698%
Diesel3412%

Suzuki Splash recalls

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

  1. Oct 2014 R/2014/105

    Engine failure may occur

    Splashes built Sep 2013 to Nov 2013 · 1,568 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The bolts fixing the pulley to the water pump may work loose and drop out. If they drop out the water pump will not function and the engine will overheat leading to possible engine damage.
    Remedy
    Check bolts for tightness. If existing bolts are to correct torque replace with new bolts. If existing bolts are not to correct torque replace bolts water pump and drive belt.
How to check a specific Splash for recalls

Other Suzuki models

The most-tested Suzuki models in 2025, against the Splash's 61.6% MOT pass rate.

All 14 Suzuki models

Suzuki Splash FAQs

How many Suzuki Splashes are there in the UK?

16,017 Suzuki Splashes were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 671 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Suzuki Splash 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 61.6% first-time pass rate for the Suzuki Splash across 16,969 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Suzuki Splash had any recalls?

1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Suzuki Splash. The most recent was published in October 2014. 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 Splash?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. 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 Splash'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.