Suzuki Baleno 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

20.1% of 11,879 MOT tests of the Suzuki Baleno first registered in 2017 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 107.1 (95% CI 102.8–111.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2017 Suzuki Baleno fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Suzuki Baleno built in 2017 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	20.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	11879
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.8–111.4)	107.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	11879
Rank among this model's 4 build years	3	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	11879
Tested in 2024	2223	tests	median 45,449 miles	2024	2223

Built 2017 against Suzuki Baleno normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 9.8% vs 10.7%; age 4: 17.8% vs 16%; age 5: 22.8% vs 19.9%; age 6: 24.8% vs 23.9%; age 7: 28.5% vs 25.7%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2017 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 2017 Suzuki Baleno fail at each age?

Cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7 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 2017: 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	2,903	9.8	8.8–10.9	10.7	91.2
4	2,258	17.8	16.3–19.4	16	111.3
5	2,246	22.8	21.1–24.6	19.9	114.5
6	2,249	24.8	23–26.6	23.9	103.6
7	2,223	28.5	26.6–30.4	25.7	110.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,879 (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 2017 Suzuki Baleno?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2017 is suspension: 19.7 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 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Suzuki Baleno built 2017 against the Suzuki Baleno in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2017, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	19.7	17.2	2,347
Visibility	7.7	7.9	915
Brakes	6.3	6.9	754
Tyres	6	5.8	721
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.8	4.6	457

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,934 (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 2017 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Suzuki Baleno, 2017 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2016: index 96.3. 2018: index 110.5.

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 2017 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/2017/

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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