Suzuki Kizashi MOT reliability

Suzuki Kizashis passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 278 tests in 2025. 251 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

278

Still licensed (GB)

251

Body type

Sedan

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

2011 petrol

11 MOTs

These figures come from only 11 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 82%. Typical mileage 76,228 (most between 65,199 and 85,753).

2014: 100% → 2015: 90% → 2016: 83% → 2017: 91% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 92% → 2020: 64% → 2021: 82% → 2022: 58% → 2023: 73% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 82%

Most common failures

Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (9.1%)
Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (9.1%)

Where 2011 Kizashis fail

Brakes

18.2%

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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.