Service brake binding on the Suzuki SX4
Service brake binding on the Suzuki SX4 is recorded on 7,932 tests — 5.7% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 32 of 341, highest first |
| The model's own record | 139,592 tests · every year of the SX4 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki SX4 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 2006, 2.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.4%. The share has fallen 2.0 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 3.0%; best 2019 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 267 | 10,821 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 636 | 27,510 | 2.3% |
| 2008 | 567 | 28,719 | 2.0% |
| 2009 | 538 | 22,704 | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 622 | 23,778 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 712 | 26,094 | 2.7% |
| 2012 | 678 | 22,827 | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 896 | 37,233 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,202 | 67,110 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 686 | 37,668 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 584 | 33,528 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 314 | 32,094 | 1.0% |
| 2018 | 169 | 17,552 | 1.0% |
| 2019 | 56 | 12,606 | 0.4% |
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 £60–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Service brake binding: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Suzuki SX4 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →