2003 Suzuki Ignis: MOT pass rate and reliability
61.7% of 2003 Suzuki Ignis pass the MOT first time, measured across 860 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 89,722 miles.
How the 2003 compares
- Against all Suzuki Ignis (80.2%, 22,005 tests): -18.5 points
- Against all 2003 cars (64.7%): -3 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Suzuki Ignis model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2003 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Suzuki Ignis:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.5% | 422 | 83,712 |
| 2002 | 61.7% | 590 | 87,115 |
| 2003 | 61.7% | 860 | 89,722 |
| 2004 | 61.9% | 1,169 | 89,789 |
| 2005 | 61.1% | 1,185 | 87,678 |
| 2006 | 62.4% | 875 | 84,202 |
| 2007 | 63.9% | 1,059 | 82,787 |
| 2016 | 83.2% | 268 | 43,862 |
| 2017 | 84.4% | 6,076 | 38,125 |
| 2018 | 88.4% | 5,897 | 31,860 |
| 2019 | 90% | 3,166 | 26,484 |
| 2020 | 93.7% | 363 | 16,213 |
What this means if you are buying a 2003 Ignis
The 2003 is a weaker year for this model, passing 18.5 points less often than the Suzuki Ignis average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2003 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 a 23-year-old car fails on
A 2003 car is 23 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2003 Suzuki Ignis the average at test was 89,722 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 93.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 61.1%. That 32.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2003 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2001 Suzuki Ignis - 64.5%
- 2002 Suzuki Ignis - 61.7%
- 2004 Suzuki Ignis - 61.9%
- 2005 Suzuki Ignis - 61.1%
- 2006 Suzuki Ignis - 62.4%