Suzuki Ignis: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Suzuki Ignis passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 3.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 22,102 individual Suzuki Ignis tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 79.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 20 in every 100 Suzuki Ignis 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 Ignis tested had covered 47,484 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Suzuki Ignis 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 Ignis 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 Ignis actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Suzuki Ignis

1. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.3% of tests (2.77x the national rate for this defect)
2. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4.1% of tests (2.5x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.8% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this defect)
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.1% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)
5. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 1.1% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.8% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.5% of tests
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.7% of tests
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.3% of tests
10. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1% of tests

From 30,549 DVSA-tracked Suzuki Ignis tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.83% of these flagged Suzuki Ignis defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Suzuki Ignis 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 Ignis year:

• 2001 Suzuki Ignis - 64.5% first-time pass, 422 tests
• 2002 Suzuki Ignis - 61.7% first-time pass, 590 tests
• 2003 Suzuki Ignis - 61.7% first-time pass, 860 tests
• 2004 Suzuki Ignis - 61.9% first-time pass, 1,169 tests
• 2005 Suzuki Ignis - 61.1% first-time pass, 1,185 tests
• 2006 Suzuki Ignis - 62.4% first-time pass, 875 tests
• 2007 Suzuki Ignis - 63.9% first-time pass, 1,059 tests
• 2016 Suzuki Ignis - 83.2% first-time pass, 268 tests
• 2017 Suzuki Ignis - 84.4% first-time pass, 6,076 tests
• 2018 Suzuki Ignis - 88.4% first-time pass, 5,897 tests
• 2019 Suzuki Ignis - 90% first-time pass, 3,166 tests
• 2020 Suzuki Ignis - 93.7% first-time pass, 363 tests

Suzuki Ignis by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Suzuki Ignis - 79.3% first-time pass, 18,842 tests
• Hybrid Suzuki Ignis - 85.5% first-time pass, 3,159 tests

Other Suzuki models

• Suzuki Swift - 77.3%
• Suzuki Vitara - 88.6%
• Suzuki Alto - 74%
• Suzuki Sx4 - 75%
• Suzuki Celerio - 90%
• Suzuki Jimny - 72.9%
• Suzuki Grand Vitara - 68.2%
• Suzuki Splash - 68.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• BMW Z4 - 80%
• Lexus Is250 - 80%
• Land Rover Range Rover - 79.9%
• Mercedes-Benz 280 - 79.8%
• Renault Captur - 79.7%
• Toyota Verso - 79.7%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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