Suzuki Grand Vitara: which years to avoid

Based on 22,549 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

No model year stands out as one to avoid. Every year sits within 15% of the failure rate for cars of the same age. The 2013 is the strongest, failing 44% less often than average.

Found a Suzuki Grand Vitara you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every Grand Vitara model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Suzuki Grand Vitara
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2002	1,104	36.9%	about average
2003	1,632	35.0%	about average
2004	2,353	37.9%	about average
2005	2,534	37.4%	about average
2006	2,230	34.5%	about average
2007	2,764	32.9%	about average
2008	2,320	29.4%	16% better
2009	1,993	25.2%	25% better
2010	1,861	25.0%	23% better
2011	1,495	20.9%	31% better
2012	1,121	20.9%	25% better
2013	1,142	14.5%	44% better

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Suzuki Grand Vitara, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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