2015 Suzuki Alto: MOT pass rate and reliability

80.4% of 2015 Suzuki Altos pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,826 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 49,694 miles.

How the 2015 compares

  • Against all Suzuki Altos (74.4%, 48,067 tests): +6 points
  • Against all 2015 cars (78.3%): +2.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Suzuki Alto model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2015 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Suzuki Alto:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2003 48.8% 391 57,065
2004 55.5% 885 58,026
2005 58.1% 1,007 58,620
2006 56.8% 629 57,998
2009 69.9% 5,202 71,003
2010 70.6% 4,408 70,486
2011 74.3% 4,508 67,857
2012 74.3% 4,592 63,353
2013 76.4% 11,742 58,808
2014 79.4% 12,751 52,551
2015 80.4% 1,826 49,694

What this means if you are buying a 2015 Alto

The 2015 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6 points more often than the Suzuki Alto average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 11-year-old car fails on

A 2015 car is 11 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2015 Suzuki Alto the average at test was 49,694 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2015 is the strongest year on record for this model at 80.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

All Suzuki Alto MOT data · Every model