Does the Suzuki Celerio fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Suzuki Celerio records 0.27 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.10 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.83, 95% interval −0.89 to −0.78). It ranks 378 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Suzuki Celerio by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Celerio is “Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted”, recorded 100 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted | 100 | 0.07 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 78 | 0.05 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 72 | 0.05 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 60 | 0.04 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 147,331 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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