MOT fail rates by first-use year

2019 Suzuki Ignis MOT fail rate and common faults

How Suzuki Ignis cars first used in 2019 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 14,772 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 6 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=3,624)13.9%

All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%

Difference−3.9 pts

MOT tests of 2019 cars, 2022 to 202514,772

What stands out

In 2025, at 6 years old, Suzuki Ignis cars first used in 2019 failed 13.9% of MOTs (3,624 tests), 3.9 points below the 17.8% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 3 to 6 years old, the fail rate moved from 7.0% to 13.9%.
Suzuki Ignis cars first used a year earlier, in 2018, failed 15.2% at the same age of 6 years (5,912 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Suzuki Ignis at 6 years, is coil spring broken, at 6.0 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 1.0).

MOT fail rate by test year

Suzuki Ignis cars first used in 2019: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	3 years	7.0%	3,763	12.1%	−5.0 pts
2023	4 years	10.6%	3,706	13.4%	−2.7 pts
2024	5 years	13.9%	3,679	15.3%	−1.4 pts
2025	6 years	13.9%	3,624	17.8%	−3.9 pts

Most common faults at 6 years

These figures cover all Suzuki Ignis MOTs (first used 2016 or later) at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=15,906). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Coil spring broken	6.0	1.0
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	3.1	1.8
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	1.9	2.0
Suspension arm bush worn	1.0	0.4
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Wear	0.7	0.9
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear	0.7	1.4
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	0.6	0.5
Side/position light not working Wear	0.6	0.5
Headlamp aim: too low Wear	0.5	0.8
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	0.5	1.9

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=15,906). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	14.1	9.2
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	12.4	14.3
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	4.9	2.1
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	3.9	7.3
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	3.7	9.3
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	1.8	2.5
Tyre tread close to the legal limit, under the 1.0 mm rule Wear	1.5	2.0
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	1.4	0.3
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	1.4	2.4
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	1.4	0.5

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=15,906). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 6 years

These figures cover all Suzuki Ignis MOTs (first used 2016 or later) at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=15,906). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Petrol	77.1%	16.1%	12,261	16.9%	28,223 miles
Hybrid	22.9%	16.2%	3,645	13.8%	31,448 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 6 years

These figures cover all Suzuki Ignis MOTs (first used 2016 or later) at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=15,906). At 6 years, Suzuki Ignis cars at 30,000 to 60,000 miles failed more often (19.1%, n=6,517) than those at under 30,000 miles (12.9%, n=8,342). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	12.9%	8,342	11.9%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	19.1%	6,517	17.6%

Car tax rules for a 2019 car

Cars first registered from 1 April 2017 pay a first-year rate set by CO2 emissions, then the standard rate each year. A petrol, diesel or hybrid car with a list price over £40,000 also pays the expensive car supplement for five years, from the second tax payment.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
Hybrids follow the Euro standard of their petrol or diesel engine.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Suzuki Ignis

2018 Suzuki Ignis 2020 Suzuki Ignis

Other Suzuki models first used in 2019

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Suzuki Vitara (2019)	6 years in 2025	11.8%	12,789	17.8%
Suzuki Swift (2019)	6 years in 2025	13.4%	10,976	17.8%
Suzuki Celerio (2019)	6 years in 2025	12.3%	2,067	17.8%
Suzuki SX4 (2019)	6 years in 2025	13.0%	2,032	17.8%
Suzuki Jimny (2019)	6 years in 2025	11.4%	1,214	17.8%

More on the Suzuki Ignis

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.