28,884 tests in 2025
Suzuki Ignis reliability and MOT pass rate
85% passed first time. The 15% fail rate is 7.6 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 7 years old with 32,278 miles.
Pass rate
85%
22.6% of all cars failed; 15% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
32,278 mi
7 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 9,493 | 4.3% |
| 6-9 years | 14,444 | 14.9% |
| 10-13 years | 1 | — |
| 14+ years | 4,839 | 36.3% |
What the Ignis fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension111 dangerous50.8%
- Tyres1,072 dangerous24%
- Brakes311 dangerous21.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7 dangerous20.7%
- Visibility2 dangerous14.9%
- Body, chassis, structure17 dangerous9.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous6.6%
- Steering7 dangerous5.9%
Is the Ignis getting worse?
The fail rate fell 1.9 points to 16.1% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,974 | 5 | 18% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 24,699 | — | 17.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 23,071 | — | 17.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 26,024 | — | 16.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Ignis at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Ignis in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken1,095 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively471 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm461 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn280 tests
- 5Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn273 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded229 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords203 tests
- 8Position lamp: not working200 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Ignis collects 2.74 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure4,098 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,315 tests
- 3Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded1,675 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,626 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,338 tests
- 6Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened1,211 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)1,017 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick947 tests
Questions
What is the Suzuki Ignis MOT pass rate?
85% of the 28,884 Suzuki Ignis first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 15% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Suzuki Ignis usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 1,095 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, suspension appears in 50.8% of failures, tyres appears in 24% of failures, brakes appears in 21.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 4.3%; at 14+ years it was 36.3%. The median Suzuki Ignis tested in 2025 was 7 years old with 32,278 miles.
Is the Suzuki Ignis getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 1.9 points to 16.1% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Ignis trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 9 safety recalls naming the Suzuki Ignis: Suzuki Ignis recalls.
Other Suzuki models
Checking a particular Ignis?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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