Pass rate
70.4%
Below average — 2.6 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 159 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £65–£171
2007 Suzuki Vitara MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 90,366 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
29.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 96.5% pass
- Avoid 2002 67.9% pass
Across the 22 years on record, a spread of 28.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.2%
- Typical mileage
- 90k mi
The 2007 Suzuki Vitara MOT pass rate is 70.4% of its MOT tests — 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Suzuki Vitara does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 29.6% of everything recorded on the 2007 Suzuki Vitara, against 21.0% nationally — 8.6 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 28% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 159 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2007 Suzuki Vitara compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.2%. The median 2007 Suzuki Vitara in this dataset had covered 90,366 mi.
52% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 69.5% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.9% of the time, April–September 71.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 5.66% of tests.
- 159 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.4% overall pass rate, 61.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Suzuki Vitara, the average is 90.9% — best year 2023 (96.5%), worst 2002 (67.9%).
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
- 159
- Typical mileage (median)
- 90,366 mi
- Make and model
- Suzuki Vitara
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Vitara MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (52% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Vitara
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 29 | 65.5% |
| East of England | 21 | 71.4% |
| South East | 21 | 76.2% |
| West Midlands | 19 | 73.7% |
| East Midlands | 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 2007 Vitara
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 2007 Vitara
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 corrosion 5.7% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the windscreen 5.0% of tests
“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.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 4.4% of tests
“exhaust system system insecure”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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 2007 Vitara through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £65–£171 — and 28% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £65–£171
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 28%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 159 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 Vitara, side by side
22 model years on record, from 2000 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.9% to 96.5% — a spread of 28.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 68.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2001 72.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 67.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 71.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 69.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 68.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 75.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2007 70.4%component mounting prescribed…
- 2008 79.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 78.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 78.9% stop lamp not working
- 2011 74.0% position lamp not working
- 2012 83.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 87.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 88.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 89.6% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2018 90.9% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2019 93.2% wipers blade defective
- 2020 95.1% wipers blade defective
- 2021 96.0% wipers blade defective
- 2022 95.6% wipers blade defective
- 2023 96.5% headlamp aim too high
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 2007 Suzuki Vitara 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Polo 70.4%
- LDV Maxus 70.4%
- Citroen C3 70.5%
- Ford Galaxy 70.5%
- Mitsubishi L200 70.6%
- Hyundai I30 70.6%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Suzuki Vitara 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 501 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 | 150 | 29.60% | 20.98% | +8.62 |
| Brakes | 82 | 16.20% | 20.89% | −4.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 62 | 12.20% | 5.57% | +6.63 |
| Tyres | 50 | 9.90% | 19.76% | −9.86 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 48 | 9.50% | 12.21% | −2.71 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 44 | 8.70% | 5.52% | +3.18 |
| Visibility | 23 | 4.50% | 4.97% | −0.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 23 | 4.50% | 4.18% | +0.32 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 12 | 2.40% | 0.82% | +1.58 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 7 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 5.7% | £180–450 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.0% | £80–200 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.4% | £45–120 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.4% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.8% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.8% | £5–20 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.8% | £80–180 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.5% | £45–120 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.5% | £40–120 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.5% | £5–20 |
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 | 23.3% | £80–180 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 20.8% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 19.5% | £200–700 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 18.2% | £180–450 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.4% | £45–95 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 10.1% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5 | 60.0% | 21,726 mi |
| 30-60k | 12 | 83.3% | 52,387 mi |
| 60-90k | 58 | 65.5% | 77,292 mi |
| 90-120k | 66 | 71.2% | 102,315 mi |
| 120k+ | 18 | 77.8% | 143,069 mi |
Source: 159 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.
2007 Vitara MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Suzuki Vitara?
70.4% of the 159 2007 Suzuki Vitara tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 61.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Suzuki Vitara?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.66%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (5.03%), exhaust system system insecure (4.40%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Suzuki Vitara MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 60.0% of the time, falling to 77.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Suzuki Vitara in this dataset had covered 90,366 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2007 Suzuki Vitara?
Diesel: 69.5% pass rate across 82 tests. Petrol: 71.4% pass rate across 77 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2007 Suzuki Vitara MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.