Suzuki Grand Vitara 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

32.6% of 12,849 MOT tests of the Suzuki Grand Vitara first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.2 (95% CI 95.3–101.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Suzuki Grand Vitara built in 2009 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	32.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	12849
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.3–101.2)	98.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	12849
Rank among this model's 18 build years	8	of 18	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	12849
Tested in 2024	1764	tests	median 88,293 miles	2024	1764

Built 2009 against Suzuki Grand Vitara normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 29.8% vs 28.3%; age 11: 31.3% vs 29.2%; age 12: 32.4% vs 32.3%; age 13: 33.2% vs 34.9%; age 14: 33.1% vs 37.5%; age 15: 37.4% vs 39.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara by registration · All Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 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 Grand Vitara built 2009: 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)
10	2,443	29.8	28–31.6	28.3	105
11	2,285	31.3	29.5–33.3	29.2	107.1
12	2,245	32.4	30.5–34.3	32.3	100.2
13	2,119	33.2	31.2–35.2	34.9	95
14	1,993	33.1	31–35.2	37.5	88.3
15	1,764	37.4	35.1–39.6	39.3	95

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,849 (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 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 21.1 items per 100 first tests, against 25.4 across all build years of the Suzuki Grand Vitara. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Suzuki Grand Vitara built 2009 against the Suzuki Grand Vitara in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2009, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	21.1	25.4	2,710
Brakes	17.3	18.6	2,227
Suspension	15	21.7	1,933
Visibility	9.1	10.3	1,168
Body, chassis, structure	5.1	20.7	655

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,849 (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 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 18 published build years of the Suzuki Grand Vitara, 2009 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 99.6. 2010: index 95.7.

Suzuki Grand Vitara build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	97.5	81.2–113.7	no different (rough estimate)	323
1999	93.6	84.6–102.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,011
2000	101.2	94.7–107.7	no different (rough estimate)	2,103
2001	100.4	96.3–104.5	no different	5,188
2002	101.2	98.1–104.2	no different	9,553
2003	100.3	97.7–102.9	no different	13,276
2004	99.3	97.1–101.5	no different	18,195
2005	100.7	98.4–102.9	no different	18,643
2006	103.4	101.0–105.8	worse	16,785
2007	100.3	98.0–102.5	no different	19,142
2008	99.6	97.0–102.2	no different	15,493
2009	98.2	95.3–101.2	no different	12,849
2010	95.7	92.5–98.9	better	11,645
2011	97.2	93.4–101.1	no different	9,217
2012	99.2	94.5–104.0	no different	6,899
2013	90.4	85.6–95.2	better	7,028
2014	73.3	66.4–80.3	better (rough estimate)	3,140
2015	78.6	52.2–105.1	no different (rough estimate)	256

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 170,746 (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 Grand Vitara 2009 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-grand-vitara/2009/

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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