Suzuki Baleno 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

19.9% of 11,525 MOT tests of the Suzuki Baleno first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.3 (95% CI 92.4–100.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Suzuki Baleno built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	19.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	11525
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.4–100.3)	96.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	11525
Rank among this model's 4 build years	2	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	11525
Tested in 2024	1904	tests	median 49,902 miles	2024	1904

Built 2016 against Suzuki Baleno normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 9.3% vs 11.6%; age 4: 16.1% vs 16.2%; age 5: 19.1% vs 20.6%; age 6: 23.6% vs 23.8%; age 7: 24.5% vs 25.9%; age 8: 26.8% vs 25.9%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Suzuki Baleno by registration · All Suzuki Baleno MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Suzuki Baleno fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Suzuki Baleno built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	1,961	9.3	8.1–10.7	11.6	80.6
4	1,881	16.1	14.5–17.8	16.2	99.4
5	1,933	19.1	17.4–20.9	20.6	92.8
6	1,922	23.6	21.8–25.6	23.8	99.4
7	1,924	24.5	22.6–26.5	25.9	94.6
8	1,904	26.8	24.8–28.8	25.9	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,525 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Suzuki Baleno?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is suspension: 18.1 items per 100 first tests, against 17.2 across all build years of the Suzuki Baleno. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Suzuki Baleno built 2016 against the Suzuki Baleno in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	18.1	17.2	2,081
Visibility	7.7	7.9	888
Brakes	7.4	6.9	850
Tyres	6.2	5.8	710
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4	4.6	459

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,525 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Suzuki Baleno, 2016 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 107.1.

Suzuki Baleno build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2016	96.3	92.4–100.3	no different	11,525
2017	107.1	102.8–111.4	worse	11,879
2018	110.5	104.0–116.9	worse	5,838
2019	87.9	79.6–96.2	better (rough estimate)	3,237

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 32,479 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Suzuki Baleno 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/suzuki-baleno/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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