Suzuki Carry
Registered from 1995 to 2021.
About this model
The Suzuki Carry is a kei truck produced by the Japanese automaker Suzuki. The microvan version was originally called the Carry van until 1982 when the passenger van versions were renamed as the Suzuki Every . In Japan, the Carry is a kei car but the export market versions and derivatives have been fitted with engines of up to 1.6 liters displacement. They have been sold under a myriad of different names in several countries, and is the only car to have been offered with Chevrolet as well as Ford badges.
From the Wikipedia article Suzuki Carry, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 1.3 petrol. 382 of 1,375 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 49% of 2004 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 750 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 49% | 186 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 33% | 126 |
| Lights and electrics | 31% | 119 |
| Body and structure | 31% | 117 |
| Brakes | 23% | 86 |
| Tyres and wheels | 20% | 78 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 90% of 2004 cars — 33% of its 382 failed tests, where an ordinary 2004 car has 15%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 49% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 33% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Brakes — 23% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 20% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 31% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 31% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 28% of its inspections, against the 31% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 18% | 17% | 78 | |
| 40–60k miles | 26% | 22% | 208 | |
| 60–80k miles | 26% | 25% | 343 | |
| 80–100k miles | 29% | 28% | 286 | |
| 100–120k miles | 33% | 29% | 231 | |
| 120–140k miles | 30% | 30% | 107 | |
| 140–160k miles | 28% | 31% | 61 |
1,314 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.