Suzuki Sx4 — reliability by registration year

2006–2019 · 14 registration years · 35,839 first tests

2015 breaks the run — 1.8 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Sx4 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.

Suzuki Sx4 first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2019 1,935 86.9% 91.3%
2018 2,624 84.3% 88.2% Tread depth (rear) 13.9%
2017 3,119 82.7% 86.1% Tread depth (rear) 14.8%
2016 3,274 79.8% 83.9% Tread depth (front) 11.8%
2015 3,600 77.0% 81.9% Tread depth (rear) 11.1%
1.8 pp better than the years either side What failed 2015 Sx4s most often: Tread depth (rear) (11.1%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (7.4%) · Stop lamp (rear) (6.2%)
2014 6,137 70.6% 76.3% Coil spring (front) 10.2%
2013 3,158 65.0% 69.3% Coil spring (front) 22.6%
2012 1,826 58.7% 63.6% Coil spring (front) 22.8%
2011 2,040 55.2% 61.9% Coil spring (front) 18.8%
2010 1,821 54.1% 62.2% Ball joint (front) 16.4%
2009 1,642 52.0% 60.4% Position lamp (front) 17.7%
2008 2,052 51.7% 60.2% Ball joint (front) 18.4%
2007 1,904 48.1% 57.0% Ball joint (front) 19.4%
2006 707 46.3% 56.2% Malfunction indicator lamp 16.6%

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