2005 Suzuki Ignis: MOT pass rate and reliability

61.1% of 2005 Suzuki Ignis pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,185 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 87,678 miles.

How the 2005 compares

  • Against all Suzuki Ignis (80.2%, 22,005 tests): -19.1 points
  • Against all 2005 cars (64.2%): -3.1 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 2005 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 2005 Ignis

The 2005 is a weaker year for this model, passing 19.1 points less often than the Suzuki Ignis average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2005 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 21-year-old car fails on

A 2005 car is 21 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 2005 Suzuki Ignis the average at test was 87,678 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 2005 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Suzuki Ignis MOT data · Every model