91.5%
Suzuki SX4 S-Cross
Suzuki SX4 S-Cross MOT pass rate and common problems
The Suzuki SX4 S-Cross passed 91.5% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 19.2 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the SX4 S-Cross 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 SX4 S-Cross runs 17.9 points ahead of the Suzuki average. It is 1st of the 14 Suzuki models in the data. The average SX4 S-Cross arrived at its test 3.5 years old with 26,976 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.
SX4 S-Cross MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 2,753 | 90.5% | 18.2 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 4 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 1 | 0% | 72.3 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where SX4 S-Cross failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Suzuki SX4 S-Cross cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Visibility and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 61.2% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common SX4 S-Cross MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Suzuki SX4 S-Cross cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 80.3% of everything testers recorded against failed Suzuki SX4 S-Cross cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a SX4 S-Cross
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, washers provides insufficient washer liquid and washers not working. 30.3% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high and headlamp aim too low. 24.5% of failure items.
3
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. 19% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and service brake performance excessively binding. 3.6% of failure items.
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Suzuki SX4 S-Cross MOT FAQs
What is the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross MOT pass rate?
91.5% of Suzuki SX4 S-Cross cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 4,945 tests. That is 19.2 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 20th of 575 models.
What does a Suzuki SX4 S-Cross most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Suzuki SX4 S-Cross cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 25.7% of failure items. Next were headlamp aim too high (21.5%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (13.1%).
Which area causes the most Suzuki SX4 S-Cross MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was visibility at 32.1%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 29.1%.
Does this mean every Suzuki SX4 S-Cross has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 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 SX4 S-Cross'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.