Nissan Pixo
Registered from 2009 to 2013.
About this model
The Suzuki Alto is a kei car produced by Suzuki since 1979. The model, currently in its ninth generation, was first introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide. The Alto originated as a commercial vehicle derivative of the Fronte, but over time the Alto nameplate gained in popularity and by 1988 it replaced the Fronte name completely. The Alto badge has often been used on different cars in Japan and in export markets, where it is considered a city car.
From the Wikipedia article Suzuki Alto, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2010 1.0 petrol. 1,109 of 5,153 tests failed, 22%.
Better than 63% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 42% | 465 |
| Suspension | 36% | 396 |
| Brakes | 36% | 395 |
| Tyres and wheels | 25% | 274 |
| Visibility | 20% | 223 |
| Body and structure | 11% | 120 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 36% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 36% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 25% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 42% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 20% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 11% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 19% of its inspections, against the 28% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 12% | 12% | 209 | |
| 20–40k miles | 18% | 15% | 931 | |
| 40–60k miles | 20% | 19% | 1,433 | |
| 60–80k miles | 23% | 22% | 1,199 | |
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 25% | 805 | |
| 100–120k miles | 27% | 27% | 380 | |
| 120–140k miles | 28% | 28% | 132 | |
| 140–160k miles | 19% | 28% | 37 |
5,126 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.