Suzuki JIMNY - 2019
51.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Suzuki JIMNY, model year 2019.
Sample size: 1,280 cars, 2,526 tests and 1,312 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: 1,280 cars
The 2019 Suzuki Jimny exhibits a significantly lower overall defect rate, with 52 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 106 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 51% improvement. This model shows particularly strong performance in categories like brakes, steering, and lights, where it has notably fewer defects than the average car. However, visibility is a concern for the Jimny, with a higher defect rate than the average. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model rises more sharply than average, especially in the highest mileage category.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,280 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 38.1% better
38.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- 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
Steering
▲ 32.1% better
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component with: excessive movement between components or likely to become detached
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
Visibility
▼ 24.6% worse
17.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
▲ 60.4% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 67.6% better
36.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A wheel bearing: with excessive play
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 62.9% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft: securing bolts loose or missing
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 16.7% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 82.4% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 285
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 216
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 76
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 72
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 69
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 64
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 49
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 44
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
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: 8
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A seat belt:
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 4