Suzuki SX4 - 2009
369.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Suzuki SX4, model year 2009.
Sample size: 1,957 cars, 4,536 tests and 16,752 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,957 cars
The 2009 Suzuki SX4 has a higher overall defect rate of 369 per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 310 per 100, marking a 19% increase in defects. Notably, the model shows a concerning trend with higher defect rates in the brake category, where it exceeds the average by 63%, and in body/structure defects, which are 26% higher than average. In contrast, the Suzuki SX4 performs significantly better in steering and equipment issues, with defect rates considerably lower than the average. As mileage increases, defect rates also rise, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, reflecting a common trend in vehicle wear over time.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,957 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 68.9% worse
198.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 72.4% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 3.8% better
22.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 8.0% better
74.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 17.1% worse
351.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 20.5% worse
50.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 67.5% better
2.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 0.9% worse
34.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,681
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,397
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,354
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,065
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 826
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 824
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 563
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 463
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 460
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 423
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 563
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 297
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 296
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 180
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 139
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 132
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 125
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 115