Suzuki Jimny MOT reliability

Suzuki Jimnys passed their MOT first time 70% of the time across 23,411 tests in 2025. 23,247 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

70%

MOTs analysed

23,411

Still licensed (GB)

23,247

Body type

Suv

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

2022 petrol

435 MOTs

Passed first time 96%. Typical mileage 15,355 (most between 9,677 and 22,772).

2023: 100% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 96%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (0.9%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.9%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (0.7%)
Registration plates: inscription illegible (0.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (0.5%)

Where 2022 Jimnys fail

Lights & electrics

2.5%

Visibility & wipers

0.7%

Wheels & tyres

0.2%

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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.