Pass rate
95.9%
Above average — 5.2 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,514 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £21–£53
2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 MOT pass rate
- 2020
- 2 trims combined
- typical 18,737 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
58.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 97.2% pass
- Avoid 2019 95.7% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 1.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 95.7%
- Typical mileage
- 19k mi
The 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 MOT pass rate is 95.9% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 58.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Suzuki Ignis SZ3 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.0× the national share
Tyres make up 58.8% of everything recorded on the 2020 Suzuki Ignis Sz3, against 19.8% nationally — 39.0 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 90.7% and this one manages 95.9% — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 70% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Suzuki Ignis SZ3 first registered in 2020 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 95.7%. The median 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 in this dataset had covered 18,737 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 95.8% of the time, April–September 96.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively", noted on 2.51% of tests.
- 1,514 recorded tests behind this page.
- 95.9% overall pass rate, 95.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Suzuki Ignis SZ3, the average is 96.6% — best year 2021 (97.2%), worst 2019 (95.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 1,514
- Typical mileage (median)
- 18,737 mi
- Make and model
- Suzuki Ignis SZ3
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Ignis SZ3 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 84% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Ignis SZ3
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 205 | 92.7% |
| South West | 199 | 95.0% |
| Scotland | 195 | 96.4% |
| Yorkshire | 173 | 96.0% |
| North West | 172 | 94.8% |
| West Midlands | 148 | 95.9% |
| East of England | 134 | 97.8% |
| North East | 124 | 96.8% |
| Wales | 91 | 100.0% |
| East Midlands | 54 | 98.1% |
| London | 19 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2020 Ignis SZ3
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2020 Ignis SZ3
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the wipers and washers 2.5% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the windscreen 0.9% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the lights 0.6% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2020 Ignis SZ3 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £21–£53 — and 70% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £21–£53
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 70%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,514 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Ignis SZ3, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2019 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 95.7% to 97.2% — a spread of 1.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 95.7% wipers does not clear the…
- 2020 95.9%wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 97.2% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 96.6% tread depth below requirements of…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2020 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2020 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 819 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 483 | 58.80% | 19.76% | +39.04 |
| Visibility | 127 | 15.50% | 4.97% | +10.53 |
| Brakes | 78 | 9.50% | 20.89% | −11.39 |
| Non-component advisories | 61 | 7.40% | 4.18% | +3.22 |
| Suspension | 29 | 3.50% | 20.98% | −17.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 17 | 2.10% | 12.21% | −10.11 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 13 | 1.60% | 0.82% | +0.78 |
| Road Wheels | 6 | 0.70% | 0.75% | −0.05 |
| Steering | 3 | 0.40% | 2.57% | −2.17 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 0.20% | 5.57% | −5.37 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 2.5% | £8–22 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.0% | £8–22 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.92% | £80–200 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.59% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.59% | £30–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.40% | £45–95 |
| Buckle not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 0.33% | £40–120 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 0.33% | £5–15 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.26% | £45–95 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 20.4% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 8.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.6% | £20–80 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.3% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,188 | 96.5% | 15,893 mi |
| 30-60k | 311 | 93.6% | 40,018 mi |
| 60-90k | 14 | 92.9% | 65,669 mi |
| 90-120k | 1 | 100.0% | 98,785 mi |
Source: 1,514 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2020 Ignis SZ3 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3?
95.9% of the 1,514 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 95.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3?
The three most recorded items are wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.51%), wipers blade defective (2.44%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.98%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.5% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 in this dataset had covered 18,737 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Suzuki Ignis SZ3 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 95.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 96.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.