Suzuki LTZ400 MOT reliability

Suzuki LTZ400s passed their MOT first time 91% of the time across 46 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 46 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

91%

MOTs analysed

46

Still licensed (GB)

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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

2008 petrol

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 80%. Typical mileage 8,684 (most between 7,257 and 10,097).

2010: 100% → 2011: 75% → 2012: 71% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 78% → 2015: 86% → 2016: 82% → 2017: 83% → 2018: 91% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Parking brake efficiency (Trikes, quads and pre-68 vehicles): efficiency below requirements (20.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (20.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (20.0%)
Stop lamp: not working (20.0%)

Where 2008 LTZ400s fail

Brakes

20.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

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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.