Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush on the Suzuki Jimny
Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush on the Suzuki Jimny is recorded on 1,507 tests — 1.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 3.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 3.6× that share |
| The 185 models compared | 26 of 185, highest first |
| The model's own record | 81,784 tests · every year of the Jimny → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Jimny 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, 1.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 1.6%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | 4,760 | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 85 | 6,244 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 133 | 9,526 | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 186 | 12,676 | 1.5% |
| 2004 | 205 | 14,914 | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 165 | 18,855 | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 134 | 11,618 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 146 | 17,943 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 109 | 12,591 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 84 | 6,040 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 37 | 4,850 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 30 | 2,643 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 33 | 6,288 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 18 | 6,292 | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 12 | 5,942 | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 18 | 7,074 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 13 | 6,300 | 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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Suzuki Jimny MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →