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Suzuki

Liana

2,089 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Lianas pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 12.5 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

63.2%

Pass-after-fix

6.1%

Fail

29.8%

Avg miles

85,714

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    206 occurrences · 9.9% of tests

  2. 02

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    205 occurrences · 9.8% of tests

  3. 03

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    188 occurrences · 9.0% of tests

  4. 04

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    112 occurrences · 5.4% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    98 occurrences · 4.7% of tests

  6. 06

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    95 occurrences · 4.5% of tests

  7. 07

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    94 occurrences · 4.5% of tests

  8. 08

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    73 occurrences · 3.5% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    73 occurrences · 3.5% of tests

  10. 10

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    69 occurrences · 3.3% 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

£110–£265

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

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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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.