Suzuki
Liana
2,313 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Lianas pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 15.7 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.
Pass
61.8%
Pass-after-fix
5.4%
Fail
32.0%
Avg miles
87,716
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
This model's production run straddles the January 2006 Euro 4 cutoff. Individual cars vary — check your registration plate on the government's ULEZ checker. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 .
The picture
Liana: a below-average pass rate worth digging into
Across 2,089 MOT tests, the Liana returns 63.2% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a defective headlamp lens. A missing CV-joint boot and a split CV-joint boot round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 85,714, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Group 8–14
Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
8–14
out of 50
Top ten reasons for rejection.
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- 01
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective
274 occurrences · 11.8% of tests
- 02
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated
178 occurrences · 7.7% of tests
- 03
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
165 occurrences · 7.1% of tests
- 04
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
112 occurrences · 4.8% of tests
- 05
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
103 occurrences · 4.5% of tests
- 06
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
86 occurrences · 3.7% of tests
- 07
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
77 occurrences · 3.3% of tests
- 08
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
77 occurrences · 3.3% of tests
- 09
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
76 occurrences · 3.3% of tests
- 10
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
70 occurrences · 3.0% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures
£58–£205
If every one of this Liana's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Tools that pre-empt a retest.
Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.
Item 01 · Amazon UK
Headlight restoration kit
Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.
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Item 02 · Amazon UK
H7 / W21W bulb pack
A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.
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Recall history
1 UK recall on record.
The Liana has 1 official UK vehicle recall covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.
Buying or keeping a Liana?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Liana and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.