Suzuki Celerio MOT failure rate and common faults
27,263 Suzuki Celerio cars aged 3 to 20 took their MOT in 2025, and 17.1% failed at the first attempt. An average car of the same age failed 23.6% of the time, which makes the Suzuki Celerio 28% less likely to fail than the typical car on the road. Here is what fails, and which years to look for.
17.1%
failed first time
27,263 MOT tests in 2025
-28%
vs same age average
average car of this age mix: 23.6%
30 of 208
age adjusted rank
among cars; 1 fails least
51.5
dangerous defects per 1,000
same age average: 91.7
What fails on a Suzuki Celerio MOT
Failure items recorded per 1,000 tests, by part of the car, set against an average car with exactly the same spread of ages. A figure well above average is a weak spot worth checking before you buy.
The most common Suzuki Celerio MOT failures
The individual failure items testers recorded most often, per 1,000 tests.
| Failure item | Area | Per 1,000 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | Windscreen, wipers and mirrors | 51.9 |
| Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded | Brakes | 24.6 |
| Stop lamp: not working | Lights and electrics | 23.4 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | Tyres | 19.7 |
| Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid | Windscreen, wipers and mirrors | 11.2 |
| Tyres: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords | Tyres | 9.8 |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | Brakes | 9.8 |
| Parking brake efficiency: efficiency below requirements | Brakes | 8.4 |
| Service brake performance: excessively binding | Brakes | 8.0 |
| Headlamp aim: too low | Lights and electrics | 7.6 |
Suzuki Celerio MOT failure rate by year
Every car fails more often as it ages, so each registration year is compared with the average for all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 500 tests are left out.
| First registered | Tests | Failed | Same age average | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,063 | 12.3% | 16.5% | 28,900 |
| 2018 | 4,066 | 15.6% | 19.1% | 36,000 |
| 2017 | 6,265 | 15.3% | 21.8% | 41,000 |
| 2016 | 7,750 | 17.3% | 25.1% | 46,600 |
| 2015 | 7,088 | 20.7% | 28.1% | 52,200 |
Advisories to look for in a Suzuki Celerio's MOT history
An advisory is a tester's warning that something is wearing but has not failed yet. These are the ones written most often on the Suzuki Celerio, per 1,000 tests. If the car you are looking at has one of these, ask whether it has been fixed since.
- Tyres: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing218.3
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge194.1
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material138.0
- Brake pads: wearing thin59.5
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened45.2
- Service brake performance: binding but not excessively31.5
Checking a used Suzuki Celerio before you buy
Against cars of the same age, the Suzuki Celerio fails more often than average on windscreen, wipers and mirrors. Start there.
Windscreen, wipers and mirrors
Look for chips or cracks in the driver's line of sight, and test the wipers and washers. Windscreen damage in the swept area is an MOT failure.
Averages only take you so far. The specific car's MOT history shows whether it has already failed on any of these, how often advisories were ignored, and whether the mileage climbs steadily from test to test. Read our guide to reading a car's MOT history before you go to view it.
Suzuki Celerio MOT questions
What is the Suzuki Celerio MOT failure rate?
17.1% of Suzuki Celerio cars failed their first MOT test of 2025, from 27,263 tests on vehicles aged 3 to 20. An average car with the same age mix failed 23.6% of the time, so the Suzuki Celerio was 28% less likely to fail.
What fails most often on a Suzuki Celerio MOT?
Brakes caused the most failure items, at 83 per 1,000 tests. The single most common failure item was "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded 51.9 times per 1,000 tests.
Which Suzuki Celerio year has the best MOT record?
Measured against cars of the same age, 2016 registrations did best: 17.3% failed against an average of 25.1% for cars that age. Older cars always fail more often, so compare a year with its age group rather than with newer cars.
Does this tell me whether a particular Suzuki Celerio will pass?
No. These are averages across every Suzuki Celerio tested in 2025. The car in front of you has its own record: its full MOT history shows every pass, failure and advisory it has had, and it is free to view by registration.
Other Suzuki models
- Suzuki Swift27.7% failed
- Suzuki Vitara15.2% failed
- Suzuki Alto35.0% failed
- Suzuki SX428.2% failed
- Suzuki Ignis17.0% failed
Ranked close to the Suzuki Celerio
- BMW i3rank 27
- Mini Countrymanrank 28
- SEAT Atecarank 29
- Skoda Karoqrank 31
How these figures are calculated
Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 release. We count first tests of cars and small vans (class 4) aged 3 to 20, so a car that fails and is retested is counted once. A failure includes faults fixed and passed within the same visit. The same age average weights the national failure rate for each age by how many Suzuki Celerio cars of that age were tested, so a model is never penalised for having an older fleet. Make and model are as recorded at the test; trim levels are combined. Full method and rankings.
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