3,229 cars · 5,922 MOT tests · 2024 and 2025
Suzuki Jimny (2018 on) MOT statistics
What every MOT test on a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on) in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025 found: how often they fail, what testers flag, which faults owners leave, and how many never came back after failing.
The 1.5-litre Jimny, imported or sold new in the UK.
8.4%
failed their first MOT test
48% lower than the UK average for their age
5 yrs
median age at the MOT
All cars: 9.7 years
18%
of tests had at least one advisory
All cars: 52%
1.2%
of tests mention corrosion
All cars: 12%
Failure rate by age
Share of initial tests that failed, by the car’s age at the test, against all UK cars of the same age.
- 0–4 years3,679 tests6.7%vs 13%
- 5–9 years2,243 tests11%vs 22%
Most common advisories on a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on)
Things the tester noticed that weren’t bad enough to fail. Share of initial tests, against all UK cars.
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened8.0%vs 8.9%
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge4.5%vs 16%
- Brake pads (brake linings and pads): wearing thin1.5%vs 7.6%
- Condition: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing1.1%vs 8.8%
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material0.8%vs 3.8%
- Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre0.6%
- Non-component advisories: Items removed from driver's view prior to test0.6%
- Steering box (steering play): has slight free play detected at steering wheel0.5%
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge0.5%vs 2.1%
- Wheel bearings: has slight play0.4%
Most common MOT failures on a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on)
Share of initial tests that failed on each item, including faults fixed during the test.
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively2.5%vs 2.0%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken1.2%vs 2.2%
- Headlamp aim: too high1.1%
- Headlamp cleaning device (headlamps): for LED or HID headlamp inoperative0.4%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm0.4%vs 2.3%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid0.4%vs 1.4%
- Headlamp aim: too low0.3%vs 1.1%
- Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn0.2%
- Position lamp: not working0.2%vs 2.5%
- Daytime running lamps: not working0.2%
By part of the car
- Visibility3.0%vs 4.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.8%vs 11%
- Suspension1.6%vs 8.8%
- Brakes0.9%vs 6.5%
- Tyres0.7%vs 6.3%
- Identification of the vehicle0.2%vs 0.3%
Advisories left unfixed
Of 533 advisories on a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on) that we could follow to the next annual MOT, 23% were flagged again and 2.3% had turned into a failure (all cars: 29% and 5.1%). The items most often still there:
- Brake discs198 advisories36%
- Tread depth116 advisories24%
- Brake pads (brake linings and pads)29 advisories21%
- Condition27 advisories15%
- Non-component advisories65 advisories6.2%
Cars that disappeared from the MOT record
Of the 2,251 cars tested before October 2024, 1.8% had no MOT for over a year after their last one (imports overall: 10.4%; all cars: 7.2%). 0 of them (0.0%) had failed that last test. MOT records don’t say why: most of these cars were scrapped, but some were exported, laid up or declared off the road.
- Suzuki Jimny (2018 on)2,251 cars1.8%
- Japanese imports72,369 cars10%
- All cars (sample)1,360,703 cars7.2%
Most popular colours
Share of cars, against all UK cars.
- White25%vs 19%
- Black21%vs 19%
- Silver19%vs 14%
- Blue13%vs 16%
- Yellow12%
- Cream4.8%
Checking a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on)?
Our free check reads its full MOT history and flags mileage that doesn’t add up, advisories that keep coming back, and recalls filed in Japan.
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Questions
- How often does a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on) fail its MOT?
- 8.4% of first MOT tests on a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on) failed in 2024 and 2025, from 5,922 tests. That’s 48% lower than the UK average for cars of the same age.
- What is the most common MOT advisory on a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on)?
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened, on 8.0% of tests.
- What does a Suzuki Jimny (2018 on) most often fail its MOT on?
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 2.5% of tests.
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How we worked these out
- Every car MOT in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT tests and results. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The analysis and any errors are ours, not DVSA’s.
- MOT records give the make, model name and engine size, not the chassis code, so models are grouped by name. A model page says when that grouping is looser than its title.
- Failure rates count initial tests only, and include faults fixed during the test (DVSA’s definition). Advisories are counted once per test.
- Ages run from the first-use date on the MOT record. For many imports that’s the date the car was first registered in the UK, not in Japan, so imports can look younger than they are, and the age comparison flatters them less than it should.
- An advisory counts as unfixed if the same part of the car is flagged again, or fails, at the next annual MOT (300 to 500 days later).
- A car “disappeared” if it had no MOT between 31 October 2024 and 30 December 2025, over a year after its last test. It’s an estimate of cars scrapped or taken off the road: some were exported, laid up, or made exempt at 40 years old.
- The figures for all cars and all Japanese-brand cars come from a random one-in-20 sample of vehicles; the model figures use every car.