MOT reliability
Suzuki Trike
225 vehicles · 2,409 completed MOT tests analysed
82%
MOT pass rate
Based on 225 Suzuki Trike vehicles and 2,409 completed MOT tests, the Suzuki Trike has an overall 82% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 37,163 miles.
225
Vehicles
2,409
MOT tests
1,425
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share
Suzuki Trike problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Suzuki Trike MOT tests:
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Other86%
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Brakes12%
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Lamps & electrical7%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
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Steering7%
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Seatbelts & equipment6%
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Emissions & nuisance1%
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Body & structure1%
Suzuki Trike pass rate by age
How the Suzuki Trike's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 89% |
| 2 | 8 | 88% |
| 3 | 34 | 85% |
| 4 | 34 | 85% |
| 5 | 41 | 88% |
| 6 | 40 | 82% |
| 7 | 45 | 78% |
| 8 | 51 | 86% |
| 9 | 58 | 78% |
| 10 | 63 | 78% |
| 11 | 71 | 86% |
| 12 | 61 | 90% |
| 13 | 75 | 83% |
| 14 | 84 | 85% |
| 15 | 90 | 83% |
| 16 | 87 | 85% |
| 17 | 88 | 86% |
| 18 | 105 | 82% |
| 19 | 90 | 83% |
| 20 | 85 | 84% |
Fuel types: Petrol (225)
Most common Suzuki Trike MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Suzuki Trike MOT tests:
- Exhaust noisy (7.1.4) (45 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (20 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (17 times)
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (16 times)
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b) (15 times)
- Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a)) (14 times)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (12 times)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.2b) (11 times)
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (11 times)
- Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (11 times)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10 times)
- Steering head bearings has slight free play (2.2.2 (g)) (10 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (10 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (10 times)
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (10 times)
Suzuki Trike pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 1,276 |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 | 83% | 2,622 |
| 2014 | 1 | 8 | 62% | 29,598 |
| 2013 | 1 | 11 | 64% | 29,402 |
| 2012 | 2 | 12 | 83% | 38,917 |
| 2009 | 3 | 34 | 82% | 11,921 |
| 2008 | 2 | 23 | 87% | 42,047 |
| 2007 | 6 | 67 | 94% | 24,241 |
| 2006 | 7 | 110 | 82% | 23,474 |
| 2005 | 2 | 32 | 81% | 15,031 |
| 2004 | 3 | 25 | 92% | 14,512 |
| 2003 | 7 | 67 | 88% | 28,126 |
| 2002 | 4 | 54 | 72% | 38,869 |
| 2001 | 4 | 66 | 79% | 28,222 |
| 2000 | 6 | 79 | 85% | 29,198 |
| 1999 | 5 | 71 | 82% | 25,950 |
| 1998 | 5 | 53 | 79% | 25,221 |
| 1997 | 6 | 71 | 79% | 33,942 |
| 1996 | 15 | 138 | 86% | 30,890 |
| 1995 | 12 | 168 | 85% | 30,737 |
| 1994 | 11 | 178 | 76% | 49,002 |
| 1993 | 9 | 86 | 83% | 24,514 |
| 1992 | 12 | 165 | 84% | 32,831 |
| 1991 | 6 | 63 | 84% | 48,112 |
| 1990 | 3 | 21 | 95% | 31,049 |
| 1989 | 4 | 52 | 79% | 72,959 |
| 1988 | 7 | 94 | 78% | 41,486 |
| 1987 | 7 | 61 | 85% | 42,356 |
| 1986 | 4 | 41 | 71% | 43,015 |
| 1985 | 5 | 25 | 72% | 63,892 |
| 1984 | 3 | 19 | 79% | 32,785 |
| 1983 | 9 | 90 | 80% | 30,298 |
| 1982 | 16 | 120 | 73% | 34,212 |
| 1981 | 9 | 77 | 90% | 34,954 |
| 1980 | 13 | 102 | 86% | 93,577 |
| 1979 | 11 | 91 | 80% | 41,653 |
| 1978 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 4,669 |
| 1977 | 2 | 20 | 70% | 52,308 |
Suzuki Trike reliability FAQ
Across 225 Suzuki Trike vehicles in our MOT data,
82% pass the MOT (a 18% failure rate), with about
0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Suzuki Trike MOT issues are:
Exhaust noisy (7.1.4); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2).
The typical Suzuki Trike in our data has covered around
37,163 miles.
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