Pass rate
66.0%
Below average — 7.1 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 53 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£116
2008 Suzuki Liana MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 78,825 mi
Only 53 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
27.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 75.6% pass
- Avoid 2008 66.0% pass · this year
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 9.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 52.6%
- Typical mileage
- 79k mi
The 2008 Suzuki Liana MOT pass rate is 66.0% of its MOT tests — 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Suzuki Liana does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.9× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 16.2% of everything recorded on the 2008 Suzuki Liana, against 5.6% nationally — 10.6 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 27.7%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.1%; this one manages 66.0% — 7.1 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 15% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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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How does the 2008 Suzuki Liana compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 52.6%. The median 2008 Suzuki Liana in this dataset had covered 78,825 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn", noted on 11.32% of tests.
- 53 recorded tests behind this page.
- 66.0% overall pass rate, 52.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Suzuki Liana, the average is 69.5% — best year 2001 (75.6%), worst 2008 (66.0%).
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
- 53
- Typical mileage (median)
- 78,825 mi
- Make and model
- Suzuki Liana
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Suspension Component
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Liana MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 34% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Liana
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 15 | 66.7% |
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 2008 Liana
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 2008 Liana
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 suspension joints 11.3% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the wipers and washers 9.4% 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 lights 7.5% of tests
“headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”
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 2008 Liana through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£116 — and 15% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£116
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 15%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 53 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 Liana, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2001 to 2008. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.0% to 75.6% — a spread of 9.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 75.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2002 69.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2003 67.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 70.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 67.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 70.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 71.1% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 66.0%pins and bushes pin or bush…
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 2008 Suzuki Liana 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 2008 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Qashqai 66.0%
- Chevrolet Kalos 66.1%
- Ford Ka 66.2%
- Chevrolet Aveo 66.5%
- Renault Grand Scenic 66.6%
- Mazda Bongo 64.9%
Closest pass rates among 2008 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 2008 Suzuki Liana 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 36 | 27.70% | 20.98% | +6.72 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 21 | 16.20% | 5.57% | +10.63 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 18 | 13.80% | 12.21% | +1.59 |
| Brakes | 16 | 12.30% | 20.89% | −8.59 |
| Tyres | 12 | 9.20% | 19.76% | −10.56 |
| Visibility | 11 | 8.50% | 4.97% | +3.53 |
| Non-component advisories | 8 | 6.20% | 4.18% | +2.02 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6 | 4.60% | 5.52% | −0.92 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 11.3% | £40–150 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 9.4% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 7.5% | £30–80 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 7.5% | £80–250 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.7% | £45–120 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.7% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective Visibility | Major | 3.8% | £20–80 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.8% | £60–250 |
| Exhaust system fumes entering cabin Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.8% | £45–120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 18.9% | £80–180 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 17.0% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.4% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.5% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Fuel Pipe/s corroded Non-component advisories | Advisory | 7.5% | £180–450 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 7.5% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 28,772 mi |
| 30-60k | 14 | 78.6% | 49,977 mi |
| 60-90k | 13 | 61.5% | 71,640 mi |
| 90-120k | 18 | 66.7% | 107,645 mi |
| 120k+ | 7 | 42.9% | 138,315 mi |
Source: 53 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.
2008 Liana MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Suzuki Liana?
66.0% of the 53 2008 Suzuki Liana tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 52.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Suzuki Liana?
The three most recorded items are pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (11.32%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (9.43%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (7.55%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Suzuki Liana MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 42.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Suzuki Liana in this dataset had covered 78,825 mi.