Suzuki Celerio MOT reliability

Suzuki Celerios passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 27,263 tests in 2025. 26,170 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

83%

MOTs analysed

27,263

Still licensed (GB)

26,170

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2016 petrol

7,749 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 42,385 (most between 28,011 and 60,619).

2017: 100% → 2018: 94% → 2019: 91% → 2020: 89% → 2021: 87% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.8%)
Stop lamp: not working (2.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.7%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (1.5%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.1%)

2016 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 100%. Typical mileage 69,595 (most between 69,595 and 69,595).

2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2016 Celerios fail

Visibility & wipers

5.4%

Brakes

5.1%

Lights & electrics

4.9%

Wheels & tyres

3.7%

Suspension & axles

1.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

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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.