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Suzuki Vitara exhaust, emissions and leaks problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 47,591 MOT tests · Updated

At 6 years, 0.4 in 100 MOT tests of the Suzuki Vitara failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 1.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 47,591 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.3–0.4×) (all test years), 190 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 8 ages from 3 to 10 years, 248,462 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 6 years: 47,591 for the Suzuki Vitara

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.4 fails per 100 MOT tests at 6 years, against 1.3 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 (all test years). The Suzuki Vitara fails less often here.

Why it matters

An exhaust, emissions and leaks fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

Suzuki Vitara exhaust, emissions and leaks fails by age

Suzuki Vitara exhaust, emissions and leaks fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Suzuki Vitara. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.01233 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 31,653 MOT tests34 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.7), 36,852 MOT tests45 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 41,797 MOT tests56 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 47,591 MOT tests67 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 40,305 MOT tests78 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 28,108 MOT tests89 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 2.4), 16,566 MOT tests910 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 5,590 MOT tests10
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Suzuki Vitara All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
331,6530.10.5
436,8520.10.7
541,7970.21.0
647,5910.41.3
740,3050.31.7
828,1080.52.1
916,5660.62.4
105,5900.82.8

All first-use years of the Suzuki Vitara pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the exhaust, emissions and leaks at 6 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.6 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 6 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 24,017 MOT tests)
  • 1.4 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 6 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 12,945 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive.

Check one Suzuki Vitara, not the average

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Other Suzuki Vitara problems

Exhaust, emissions and leaks on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Suzuki Vitara have more exhaust, emissions and leaks problems than other cars?

0.3 to 0.4 times the exhaust, emissions and leaks fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 6 years (all test years), from 47,591 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 4 of the 8 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Suzuki Vitara exhaust, emissions and leaks problems?

0.4 in 100 MOT tests at 6 years failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 1.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 47,591 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 248,462 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare