Does the Suzuki Ignis fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Suzuki Ignis records 5.91 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.15 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.24, 95% interval −2.39 to −2.09). It ranks 534 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Suzuki Ignis by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Ignis is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 4,270 times in 2019–2024.

Suzuki Ignis: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	4,270	3.11
A tyre seriously damaged	2,108	1.53
A tyre cords visible or damaged	808	0.59
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	274	0.20
Tyre obviously under inflated	183	0.13

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 137,437 (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

If a Suzuki Ignis gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.2% of Suzuki Ignis MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,489 miles later (21,429 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,429 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Suzuki Ignis fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Suzuki Ignis gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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