Suzuki SX4 years to avoid: the early ones

Based on 40,349 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

Avoid 2006 to 2007 and 2009 to 2012. The worst is the 2012, which fails its MOT 37% more often than other cars of the same age. The 2019 is the strongest, failing 47% less often than average.

Found a Suzuki SX4 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 SX4 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 SX4
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2006	1,125	42.2%	17% worse
2007	2,659	41.1%	17% worse
2008	2,803	38.2%	about average
2009	2,134	40.2%	20% worse
2010	2,131	39.1%	21% worse
2011	2,301	37.2%	23% worse
2012 Worst	1,996	38.1%	37% worse
2013	3,404	28.6%	about average
2014	6,507	18.7%	18% better
2015	3,811	14.9%	24% better
2016	3,420	13.0%	23% better
2017	3,270	10.9%	24% better
2018	2,726	8.3%	31% better
2019	2,062	5.5%	47% better

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Suzuki SX4, 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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