Exhaust system leaking on the Suzuki Grand Vitara
Exhaust system leaking on the Suzuki Grand Vitara is recorded on 5,658 tests — 7.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 33 of 316, highest first |
| The model's own record | 77,753 tests · every year of the Grand Vitara → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 2000, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.6 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 3.5%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69 | 2,403 | 2.9% |
| 2001 | 194 | 5,568 | 3.5% |
| 2002 | 368 | 10,533 | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 517 | 15,471 | 3.3% |
| 2004 | 734 | 22,995 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 831 | 25,131 | 3.3% |
| 2006 | 740 | 21,096 | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 890 | 25,422 | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 550 | 22,692 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 330 | 19,317 | 1.7% |
| 2010 | 205 | 18,804 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 119 | 15,330 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 63 | 7,696 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 40 | 7,678 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 8 | 3,300 | 0.2% |
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–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Exhaust system leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Suzuki Grand Vitara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →