Suzuki JIMNY - 2014
130.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Suzuki JIMNY, model year 2014.
Sample size: 899 cars, 1,884 tests and 2,464 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 899 cars
The 2014 Suzuki Jimny has an overall defect rate of 131 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average for the year at 194 per 100, representing a 33% improvement. The model shows a notable decrease in defects related to steering and lights and electrics, with rates of 3% and 15% respectively, compared to average rates of 11% and 38%. However, the defect rate tends to increase with mileage, peaking in the 93,000 to 124,000 miles category at 380 per 100. Overall, the Jimny stands out positively in several categories, demonstrating a reliable performance compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 899 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 14.4% better
79.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 76.5% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- Sector shaft: excessively worn
Visibility
▲ 7.0% better
16.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 61.0% better
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 37.7% better
123.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 12.2% better
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 44.4% better
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A statutory seat belt missing
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▲ 54.8% better
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 399
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 226
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 206
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 145
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 68
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 64
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 58
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 57
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 55
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 18