Suzuki Celerio: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Suzuki Celerio passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 27,639 individual Suzuki Celerio tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate90%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+13.3 points
Tests analysed27,639
Average mileage at test38,976 miles
Average year of manufacture2016
Reliability rank693 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 90% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Suzuki Celerios presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Suzuki Celerio tested had covered 38,976 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Suzuki Celerio bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Suzuki Celerio rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Suzuki Celerios actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Suzuki Celerio

  1. A service brake control has insufficient reserve travel, 0.2% of tests (2.74x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.8% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment, 0.3% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.3% of tests
  7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.8% of tests
  8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.6% of tests
  9. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.6% of tests
  10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.5% of tests

From 36,031 DVSA-tracked Suzuki Celerio tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.26% of these flagged Suzuki Celerio defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Suzuki Celerio pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Suzuki Celerio year:

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