2017 Suzuki Vitara: MOT pass rate and reliability

88.6% of 2017 Suzuki Vitaras pass the MOT first time, measured across 11,453 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 51,880 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Suzuki Vitaras (89%, 57,147 tests): -0.4 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +5.1 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 2017 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 2017 Vitara

The 2017 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 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 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 2017 Suzuki Vitara the average at test was 51,880 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 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Suzuki Vitara MOT data · Every model