Does the Suzuki Jimny fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Suzuki Jimny records 18.83 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.27 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+8.56, 95% interval +8.34 to +8.77). It ranks 56 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Jimny is “Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point”, recorded 13,083 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 13,083 | 8.63 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 5,906 | 3.89 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 3,938 | 2.60 |
| Body, cab or chassis corroded at mounting points to the extent that overall security or stability is impaired | 623 | 0.41 |
| fixings missing or insecure such that overall security is significantly reduced | 431 | 0.28 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 151,637 (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 Jimny gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.8% of Suzuki Jimny MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,611 miles later (13,998 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,998 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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