Suzuki Jimny 2015: MOT failure rate for its age

19.6% of 5,949 MOT tests of the Suzuki Jimny first registered in 2015 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 111.0 (95% CI 104.6–117.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2015 Suzuki Jimny fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Suzuki Jimny built in 2015 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	19.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5949
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 104.6–117.3)	111.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5949
Rank among this model's 23 build years	23	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5949
Tested in 2024	977	tests	median 38,276 miles	2024	977

Built 2015 against Suzuki Jimny normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 4: 13% vs 11.5%; age 5: 17.9% vs 14.5%; age 6: 18.9% vs 18.4%; age 7: 19.7% vs 18.6%; age 8: 22.3% vs 20.7%; age 9: 25.8% vs 22.3%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2015 Suzuki Jimny by registration · All Suzuki Jimny 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 2015 Suzuki Jimny fail at each age?

Cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9 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 Jimny built 2015: 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)
4	1,027	13	11.1–15.2	11.5	113.8
5	973	17.9	15.6–20.4	14.5	123.3
6	993	18.9	16.6–21.5	18.4	102.7
7	985	19.7	17.3–22.3	18.6	105.9
8	994	22.3	19.9–25	20.7	107.9
9	977	25.8	23.1–28.6	22.3	115.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,949 (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 2015 Suzuki Jimny?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2015 is suspension: 13.8 items per 100 first tests, against 17.8 across all build years of the Suzuki Jimny. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Suzuki Jimny built 2015 against the Suzuki Jimny in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2015, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	13.8	17.8	822
Visibility	5.1	9.3	303
Brakes	4.9	19.5	292
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2.9	16.7	175
Tyres	1.6	3.1	94

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,949 (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 2015 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Suzuki Jimny, 2015 ranks 23 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 102.7. 2016: index 107.6.

Suzuki Jimny build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	91.4	71.2–111.5	no different (rough estimate)	210
1999	105.3	97.2–113.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,509
2000	98.4	93.6–103.2	no different	4,026
2001	100.7	96.7–104.6	no different	6,318
2002	99.8	96.7–102.8	no different	10,264
2003	100.6	97.9–103.4	no different	12,998
2004	97.9	95.3–100.4	no different	14,680
2005	103.6	100.7–106.5	worse	12,309
2006	106.3	103.2–109.4	worse	11,143
2007	100.6	97.5–103.7	no different	11,247
2008	90.7	87.0–94.4	better	7,656
2009	87.1	82.5–91.6	better	5,239
2010	99.6	94.0–105.3	no different	4,170
2011	101.5	95.8–107.1	no different	4,620
2012	101.1	95.7–106.6	no different	5,530
2013	90.1	84.7–95.4	better	5,423
2014	102.7	96.6–108.9	no different	5,288
2015	111.0	104.6–117.3	worse	5,949
2016	107.6	101.0–114.2	worse	6,335
2017	105.7	97.9–113.5	no different	4,975
2018	103.9	91.2–116.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,991
2019	57.7	50.0–65.4	better (rough estimate)	3,563
2020	92.4	77.4–107.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,775

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 147,218 (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 Jimny 2015 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-jimny/2015/

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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