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Suzuki Vitara MOT pass rate by year

How the Suzuki Vitara's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1989 to 2023, across the DVSA record.

What is the Suzuki Vitara MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Suzuki Vitara model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Suzuki Vitara averages 22.6% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198961.1%38.9%3,137
199061.5%38.5%7,493
199162.1%37.9%13,911
199262.1%37.9%23,368
199362.0%38.0%38,682
199463.0%37.0%46,265
199564.6%35.4%48,102
199666.0%34.0%47,963
199766.3%33.7%44,311
199867.7%32.3%45,197
199967.8%32.2%40,167
200068.9%31.1%25,696
200171.9%28.1%9,633
200273.7%26.3%9,839
200376.4%23.6%6,722
200477.2%22.8%6,139
200575.6%24.4%3,256
200676.4%23.6%1,668
200777.9%22.1%1,697
200877.8%22.2%1,634
200978.0%22.0%1,208
201586.4%13.6%55,480
201686.4%13.6%98,056
201786.6%13.4%91,544
201887.5%12.5%80,033
201990.1%9.9%67,549
202092.0%8.0%21,195
202192.9%7.1%19,578
202292.8%7.2%11,296
202393.9%6.1%2,897

Does age change how often a Suzuki Vitara fails?

Older Suzuki Vitaras fail more often, as expected. The 1989 cars fail 38.9% of tests against 6.1% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 22.6%. The 1989 is the weakest year at 38.9%, and the 2023 the strongest at 6.1%.

More on the Suzuki Vitara

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Suzuki Vitara: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Suzuki models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain