Suzuki Jimny — reliability by registration year
2000–2020 · 20 registration years · 20,249 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Jimny registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 879 | 90.6% | 95.0% | |
| 2019 | 1,175 | 88.7% | 92.0% | |
| 2017 | 912 | 78.3% | 83.4% | Coil spring (front) 38.9% |
| 2016 | 1,008 | 78.2% | 81.7% | Coil spring (front) 39.1% |
| 2015 | 949 | 75.9% | 80.7% | Coil spring (front) 27.9% |
| 2014 | 844 | 76.2% | 80.1% | |
| 2013 | 891 | 74.9% | 79.2% | |
| 2012 | 854 | 70.5% | 75.2% | |
| 2011 | 699 | 71.1% | 74.7% | |
| 2010 | 617 | 64.8% | 69.9% | |
| 2009 | 769 | 65.4% | 70.4% | |
| 2008 | 1,036 | 66.5% | 71.5% | Chassis condition (front) 15.4% |
| 5.2 pp better than the years either side What failed 2008 Jimnys most often: Chassis condition (front) (15.4%) | ||||
| 2007 | 1,370 | 57.3% | 62.7% | Chassis condition (front) 16.2% |
| 4.8 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2007 Jimnys most often: Chassis condition (front) (16.2%) · Catalyst emissions (14.6%) · Position lamp (front) (11.0%) | ||||
| 2006 | 1,308 | 57.8% | 63.1% | Catalyst emissions 16.9% |
| 2005 | 1,424 | 59.4% | 65.2% | Catalyst emissions 17.7% |
| 2004 | 1,707 | 59.1% | 66.1% | Position lamp (front) 12.8% |
| 2003 | 1,448 | 59.9% | 66.0% | Chassis condition (rear) 13.6% |
| 2002 | 1,092 | 60.3% | 66.8% | Catalyst emissions 14.3% |
| 2001 | 709 | 59.5% | 65.0% | Catalyst emissions 19.1% |
| 2000 | 558 | 60.0% | 66.5% | |