2004 Suzuki Liana: MOT pass rate and reliability
57.2% of 2004 Suzuki Lianas pass the MOT first time, measured across 257 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 91,062 miles.
How the 2004 compares
- Against all Suzuki Lianas (58.5%, 1,220 tests): -1.3 points
- Against all 2004 cars (64%): -6.8 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Suzuki Liana model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Suzuki Liana:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57.2% | 257 | 91,062 |
| 2005 | 54.6% | 302 | 90,353 |
| 2007 | 65.8% | 202 | 80,773 |
What this means if you are buying a 2004 Liana
The 2004 sits close to the Suzuki Liana average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 22-year-old car fails on
A 2004 car is 22 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 2004 Suzuki Liana the average at test was 91,062 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 2007 at 65.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 54.6%. That 11.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2005 Suzuki Liana - 54.6%
- 2007 Suzuki Liana - 65.8%