Service brake imbalance across an axle on the Suzuki Alto
Service brake imbalance across an axle on the Suzuki Alto is recorded on 3,012 tests — 1.7% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 285 models compared | 24 of 285, highest first |
| The model's own record | 174,258 tests · every year of the Alto → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Alto tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2003, 3.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.5%. The share has fallen 3.5 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 5.1%; best 2014 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 127 | 3,232 | 3.9% |
| 2004 | 291 | 7,078 | 4.1% |
| 2005 | 327 | 8,192 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 267 | 5,198 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 304 | 57,636 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 229 | 48,861 | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 259 | 32,724 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 216 | 50,538 | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 455 | 84,088 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 454 | 135,243 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 57 | 12,744 | 0.5% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£110 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Service brake imbalance across an axle: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Suzuki Alto MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →