Suzuki Liana
Registered from 2001 to 2008.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 1.6 petrol. 152 of 502 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 29% of 2005 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 837 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 52% | 79 |
| Brakes | 40% | 61 |
| Lights and electrics | 39% | 60 |
| Body and structure | 38% | 58 |
| Tyres and wheels | 23% | 35 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 16% | 25 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- 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.
- Stop 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 — 52% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 40% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Tyres and wheels — 23% of its failures
- 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.
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust and emissions — 16% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 39% 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
- Body and structure — 38% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 32% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 30% | 21% | 63 | |
| 60–80k miles | 28% | 26% | 116 | |
| 80–100k miles | 33% | 28% | 112 | |
| 100–120k miles | 31% | 29% | 108 | |
| 120–140k miles | 32% | 30% | 44 |
443 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.