56%
Suzuki Wagon R+
Suzuki Wagon R+ MOT pass rate and common problems
The Suzuki Wagon R+ passed 56% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 16.3 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Wagon R+ 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 Wagon R+ runs 17.6 points behind the Suzuki average. It is 14th of the 14 Suzuki models in the data. The average Wagon R+ arrived at its test 21.4 years old with 75,970 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.
Wagon R+ 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 (small sample) | 1 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 7 | 71.4% | 0.9 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 6,441 | 56% | 16.3 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 Wagon R+ failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Suzuki Wagon R+ cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 39% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Wagon R+ MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Suzuki Wagon R+ cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 36.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Suzuki Wagon R+ cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Wagon R+
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and stop lamp not working. 8% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint excessively worn and component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 7.5% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 4.8% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 4.4% of failure items.
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Suzuki Wagon R+ MOT FAQs
What is the Suzuki Wagon R+ MOT pass rate?
56% of Suzuki Wagon R+ cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 6,449 tests. That is 16.3 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 525th of 575 models.
What does a Suzuki Wagon R+ most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Suzuki Wagon R+ cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 5.1% of failure items. Next were rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (4.8%) and ball joint excessively worn (4.6%).
Which area causes the most Suzuki Wagon R+ MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 19.7%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 19.2%.
Does this mean every Suzuki Wagon R+ has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Suzuki Wagon R+ 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 Wagon R+'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.