Suzuki Alto MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 75.7% of 50,429 MOT tests on the Suzuki Alto ended in a pass, 0.8 points below the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Suzuki Alto MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 7773 tests | 82.0% | 39,000 · 25k to 53k |
| 88,386 tests | 82.2% | 41,000 · 27k to 59k |
| 912,166 tests | 79.8% | 47,000 · 33k to 65k |
| 107,878 tests | 77.2% | 53,000 · 37k to 71k |
| 114,643 tests | 74.5% | 59,000 · 41k to 77k |
| 124,901 tests | 73.8% | 63,000 · 45k to 81k |
| 135,225 tests | 72.2% | 65,000 · 45k to 85k |
| 142,574 tests | 71.4% | 67,000 · 47k to 87k |
| 16282 tests | 60.6% | 51,000 · 35k to 67k |
| 171,175 tests | 54.5% | 55,000 · 39k to 73k |
| 181,251 tests | 56.0% | 53,000 · 37k to 75k |
| 19898 tests | 56.8% | 53,000 · 39k to 73k |
| 20206 tests | 59.7% | 55,000 · 39k to 71k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Suzuki Alto. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Alto
The parts that come up most often in Suzuki Alto MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
Check a specific Alto
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Suzuki models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Suzuki models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.