Suzuki Vitara — reliability by registration year
2015–2022 · 8 registration years · 67,839 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Vitara 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,710 | 92.4% | 95.4% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 15.9% |
| 2021 | 6,091 | 93.1% | 95.8% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 19.0% |
| 2020 | 5,001 | 90.7% | 93.8% | Tread depth (front) 14.4% |
| 2019 | 12,284 | 88.0% | 91.9% | Position lamp (front) 15.7% |
| 1.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2019 Vitaras most often: Position lamp (front) (15.7%) · Tread depth (front) (14.3%) · Brake pads (front) (13.6%) | ||||
| 2018 | 11,660 | 82.4% | 88.9% | Position lamp (front) 18.2% |
| 2.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2018 Vitaras most often: Position lamp (front) (18.2%) · Tread depth (front) (11.8%) · Stop lamp (11.2%) | ||||
| 2017 | 11,073 | 80.7% | 87.4% | Position lamp (front) 19.7% |
| 2016 | 10,601 | 79.3% | 85.9% | Position lamp (front) 19.0% |
| 2015 | 5,419 | 78.8% | 85.1% | Position lamp (front) 16.2% |