2011 Suzuki Sx4: MOT pass rate and reliability

62.9% of 2011 Suzuki Sx4s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,268 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 82,128 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Suzuki Sx4s (75.3%, 39,320 tests): -12.4 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -5.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Suzuki Sx4 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Suzuki Sx4:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2006 59.3% 906 98,936
2007 59.1% 2,326 99,087
2008 62.4% 2,471 94,213
2009 61.2% 1,956 89,682
2010 61.2% 2,068 87,578
2011 62.9% 2,268 82,128
2012 63.8% 1,974 76,276
2013 70.1% 3,338 72,413
2014 78.6% 6,454 72,649
2015 84% 3,771 66,717
2016 85.6% 3,399 58,983
2017 87.3% 3,264 48,845
2018 90% 2,729 40,407
2019 92.6% 2,009 31,679
2020 95% 380 27,270

What this means if you are buying a 2011 Sx4

The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 12.4 points less often than the Suzuki Sx4 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2011 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 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 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 2011 Suzuki Sx4 the average at test was 82,128 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 95%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 59.1%. That 35.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Suzuki Sx4 MOT data · Every model