15,755 tests in 2025
Suzuki Splash reliability and MOT pass rate
67.6% passed first time. The 32.4% fail rate is 9.8 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 13 years old with 60,856 miles.
Pass rate
67.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 32.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
60,856 mi
13 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 9,279 | 27.8% |
| 14+ years | 6,476 | 38.9% |
What the Splash 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.
- Suspension168 dangerous64.3%
- Brakes467 dangerous41.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16 dangerous23.7%
- Tyres846 dangerous15.2%
- Visibility13.5%
- Body, chassis, structure17 dangerous8.9%
- Noise, emissions and leaks2 dangerous7.2%
- Steering8 dangerous2.2%
Is the Splash getting worse?
The fail rate rose 5 points to 32.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,395 | 10 | 27.4% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 18,128 | 11 | 29.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 15,014 | 12 | 31.5% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 15,755 | 13 | 32.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Splash 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 Splash in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn1,051 tests
- 2Coil spring: fractured or broken997 tests
- 3Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements572 tests
- 4Service brake performance: excessively binding518 tests
- 5Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively478 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded469 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn464 tests
- 8Position lamp: not working404 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Splash collects 3.03 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.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded3,298 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2,381 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,229 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,044 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,004 tests
- 6Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened800 tests
- 7Service brake performance: excessively binding749 tests
- 8Flexible brake hoses: ferrule excessively corroded732 tests
Questions
What is the Suzuki Splash MOT pass rate?
67.6% of the 15,755 Suzuki Splash first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 32.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Suzuki Splash usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn", recorded on 1,051 failed tests, followed by "Coil spring: fractured or broken" and "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements". By section, suspension appears in 64.3% of failures, brakes appears in 41.3% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 23.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 38.9%. The median Suzuki Splash tested in 2025 was 13 years old with 60,856 miles.
Is the Suzuki Splash getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 5 points to 32.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
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 Splash trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Suzuki models
Checking a particular Splash?
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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