Suzuki Kizashi MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Suzuki Kizashi MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Suzuki Kizashi passed on its first attempt in 79.2%, and its overall record sits +1.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Suzuki Kizashi in the 2023–2025 data: 1,000 tests across 3 model years (2012–2014). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Suzuki Kizashi MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Suzuki Kizashi, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Suzuki Kizashi's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Suzuki Kizashi DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Suzuki Kizashi, each with how many of the model's 1,000 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 54 Suzuki Kizashi tests, 5.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 34 Suzuki Kizashi tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 29 Suzuki Kizashi tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 17 Suzuki Kizashi tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 14 Suzuki Kizashi tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 10 Suzuki Kizashi tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Suzuki Kizashi Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Suzuki Kizashi model year on record is 2013 (85.8% across 288 tests), and the weakest is 2012 (80.8%). The gap between them is 5.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Suzuki Kizashi reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Suzuki Kizashi Owners

These checks follow this Suzuki Kizashi's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Suzuki Kizashi.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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.

• the shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Suzuki Kizashi. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Suzuki Kizashi MOT & Reliability