Suzuki Carry MOT reliability

Suzuki Carrys passed their MOT first time 58% of the time across 3,479 tests in 2025. 3,056 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

58%

MOTs analysed

3,479

Still licensed (GB)

3,056

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 petrol

14 MOTs

These figures come from only 14 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 64%. Typical mileage 17,248 (most between 11,295 and 32,030).

2021: 71% → 2022: 64% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 64%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (14.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (7.1%)
Lamp: inoperative (7.1%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.1%)
Rear fog lamp: missing (7.1%)

Where 2021 Carrys fail

Lights & electrics

21.4%

Brakes

7.1%

Steering

7.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.