Suzuki Baleno 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

19.3% of 5,838 MOT tests of the Suzuki Baleno first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 110.5 (95% CI 104.0–116.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Suzuki Baleno fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Suzuki Baleno built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	19.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5838
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 104.0–116.9)	110.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5838
Rank among this model's 4 build years	4	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5838
Tested in 2024	1459	tests	median 36,843 miles	2024	1459

Built 2018 against Suzuki Baleno normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 13.8% vs 10.6%; age 4: 15.4% vs 15.5%; age 5: 22.4% vs 20%; age 6: 25.6% vs 23.8%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 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 2018 Suzuki Baleno fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 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 2018: 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	1,459	13.8	12.2–15.7	10.6	130.3
4	1,460	15.4	13.6–17.4	15.5	99.5
5	1,460	22.4	20.3–24.6	20	111.9
6	1,459	25.6	23.4–27.9	23.8	107.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,838 (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 2018 Suzuki Baleno?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is suspension: 15.3 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 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Suzuki Baleno built 2018 against the Suzuki Baleno in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	15.3	17.2	901
Visibility	7.7	7.9	456
Tyres	5.4	5.8	319
Brakes	4.6	6.9	271
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4.2	4.6	245

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,887 (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 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Suzuki Baleno, 2018 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 107.1. 2019: index 87.9.

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 2018 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/2018/

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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