Suzuki motorhome MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Pass rate, every year

82.6% Around average

468,257 tests across 23 model years, 2000–2023.

+1.6 pts vs the national average

MOT PASS RATES

How the Suzuki motorhome really fares

82.6% of its MOTs pass — over 468,257 class-4 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rates

Every figure on this page comes from the DVSA's MOT test record.

The Suzuki motorhome MOT pass rate is 82.6%, +1.6 percentage points above the UK average. That is 468,257 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2000 and 2023. This page lists the most common Suzuki motorhome MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.

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Suzuki Motorhome MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Suzuki motorhome passed on its first attempt in 79.4%, and its overall record sits +1.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Suzuki motorhome in the 2023–2025 data: 468,257 tests across 23 model years (2000–2023). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

MeasureThis model
Tests analysed468,257
Overall pass rate82.6%
Passed on first attempt79.4%
Average mileage at test59,768 mi
Model years covered2000–2023 (23 years)
Versus UK national average+1.6 pts above

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

Most Common Suzuki Motorhome MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Suzuki motorhome, 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.

Inspection section Share of failures Est. recorded instances
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 40% 48,347
Suspension 21% 24,834
Visibility 20% 24,211
Brakes 16% 18,764
Tyres 2% 2,129
Body, chassis, structure 1% 881
Noise, emissions and leaks 0% 239
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 0% 60

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

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Around 40% of the recorded Suzuki motorhome failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (4.0%), "Position lamp not working" (3.3%), "Stop lamp not working" (2.5%) among the Suzuki motorhome's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.

Suspension

Around 21% of the recorded Suzuki motorhome failures fall in the Suspension section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Ball joint excessively worn" (1.6%), "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (1.2%), "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (1.0%) among the Suzuki motorhome's suspension faults.

Visibility

Around 20% of the recorded Suzuki motorhome failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (2.5%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (1.6%), "Wipers blade defective" (1.0%) among the Suzuki motorhome's visibility faults.

Top Recorded Suzuki Motorhome DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Suzuki motorhome, each with how many of the model's 468,257 tests it was noted on.

  • "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 18,800 Suzuki motorhome tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 15,551 Suzuki motorhome tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 11,682 Suzuki motorhome tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Stop lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 11,575 Suzuki motorhome tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded" (Major) — noted on about 7,813 Suzuki motorhome tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 7,495 Suzuki motorhome tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Suzuki Motorhome Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Suzuki motorhome model year on record is 2023 (98.5% across 267 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (68.4%). The gap between them is 30.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Suzuki motorhome reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.5 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Year Tests Pass rate First attempt Avg mileage Most common failure
2023 Motorhome 267 98.5% 98.5% 20,169 mi Wipers blade defective
2022 Motorhome 4,586 95.5% 95.3% 20,753 mi Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting drive
2021 Motorhome 15,151 94.9% 94.7% 22,988 mi Wipers blade defective
2020 Motorhome 24,779 94.5% 94.2% 25,677 mi Wipers blade defective
2019 Motorhome 34,591 92.4% 91.8% 32,093 mi Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively
2018 Motorhome 32,876 90.0% 88.9% 39,723 mi Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting drive
2017 Motorhome 26,513 88.8% 87.6% 44,943 mi Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting drive
2016 Motorhome 34,803 87.8% 86.2% 52,403 mi Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated
2015 Motorhome 41,696 86.9% 85.0% 58,744 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2014 Motorhome 34,797 84.6% 82.0% 64,362 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2013 Motorhome 30,748 82.9% 79.6% 71,171 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2012 Motorhome 32,286 81.2% 77.2% 78,867 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2011 Motorhome 23,170 78.5% 73.1% 83,242 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2010 Motorhome 23,694 73.5% 65.0% 84,360 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2009 Motorhome 27,547 71.2% 61.3% 87,140 mi Ball joint excessively worn
2008 Motorhome 29,283 70.0% 59.3% 92,369 mi Ball joint excessively worn
2007 Motorhome 28,248 69.7% 59.0% 93,128 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2006 Motorhome 16,268 68.6% 57.4% 96,046 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2005 Motorhome 5,363 68.4% 57.3% 95,500 mi Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case o
2003 Motorhome 290 73.1% 66.7% 55,169 mi Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area
2002 Motorhome 763 72.6% 65.6% 51,630 mi Service brake imbalance across an axle
2001 Motorhome 367 71.7% 64.0% 54,409 mi Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area
2000 Motorhome 171 73.1% 66.2% 49,787 mi Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Suzuki Motorhome Owners

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

  • 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 windscreen — “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.

  • the brake pipes — “rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”

    Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Suzuki Motorhome MOT & Reliability

What is the Suzuki motorhome MOT pass rate?

82.6% of the 468,257 recorded Suzuki motorhome MOT tests ended in a pass, +1.6 percentage points above the national average. 79.4% of those passed on the first attempt.

Which Suzuki motorhome model years pass the MOT most often?

2023 is the strongest Suzuki motorhome year on record at 98.5%, while 2005 is the weakest at 68.4%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.

What are the most common Suzuki motorhome MOT failures?

The most recorded Suzuki motorhome failures are "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" and "Position lamp not working" — together around 7% of tests, mostly in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section.