Suzuki ALTO - 2013
276.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Suzuki ALTO, model year 2013.
Sample size: 11,854 cars, 26,272 tests and 72,701 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 11,854 cars
The 2013 Suzuki Alto has an overall defect rate of 277 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the yearly average of 219 per 100 vehicles, indicating a 26% increase in defects. Notably, as mileage increases, defects also rise sharply, with vehicles over 124,000 miles showing 459 defects per 100 vehicles. The Alto excels in steering and other categories, with defects in these areas being considerably lower than average. However, it struggles with brakes, visibility, and body structure, where it exhibits a higher frequency of defects compared to the average car of the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,854 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 36.8% worse
134.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 84.5% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 29.4% worse
23.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▼ 12.8% worse
56.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 32.7% worse
291.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 41.5% worse
28.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▼ 25.0% worse
6.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- Audible warning not in accordance with requirements
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 44.4% better
10.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,934
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,472
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,512
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,478
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,898
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,281
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,274
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,148
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,578
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,329
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,288
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 834
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 767
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 756
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 670
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 639
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 577
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 491
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 391
A wheel bearing: excessively rough
FAIL
Occurrences: 355