What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Suzuki Vitara?

87.4% of 2016 Suzuki Vitaras pass the MOT first time, based on 11,017 DVSA tests. The Suzuki Vitara averages 89% across all model years.

Is a 2016 Suzuki Vitara a good buy?

On MOT data alone the 2016 Suzuki Vitara passes 1.6 points less often than the model average of 89%. Average mileage at test is 60,228 miles.

2016 Suzuki Vitara: MOT pass rate and reliability

87.4% of 2016 Suzuki Vitaras pass the MOT first time, measured across 11,017 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 60,228 miles.

How the 2016 compares

Against all Suzuki Vitaras (89%, 57,147 tests): -1.6 points
Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +6.5 points
National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Suzuki Vitara model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Suzuki Vitara:

Year	Pass rate	Tests	Avg mileage
2015	86%	5,598	67,097
2016	87.4%	11,017	60,228
2017	88.6%	11,453	51,880
2018	90.3%	12,114	43,358
2019	92.8%	12,753	35,250
2020	94.2%	2,556	27,514

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Vitara

The 2016 sits close to the Suzuki Vitara 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 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 Suzuki Vitara the average at test was 60,228 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 94.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2015 at 86%. That 8.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Suzuki Vitara MOT data · Every model