UK vehicle statistics / Suzuki

How many Suzuki cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 569,952 licensed and 155,413 SORN Suzuki vehicles in the UK, across 86 published model groups. That means 1 in 5 surviving Suzuki is currently off the road.

Looking at a Suzuki?

Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.

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Is the Suzuki fleet shrinking?

Adding up every published Suzuki model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 581,965 in 2024 Q3 and stand at 569,952 in 2026 Q1, down 2%. That is up 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 155,413 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 725,365 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Suzuki MOT pass rate

In 2024, 72.9% of 352,467 Suzuki MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.

The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Suzuki model groups:

  • Brake Performance — 4% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Position Lamps — 3.2% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Wipers — 3.2% of tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Suspension Arms — 3% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.

See every model on the Suzuki MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Brake Performance — 4% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Position Lamps — 3.2% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
  • Wipers — 3.2% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Suspension Arms — 3% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
  • Ask why it was off the road — Of the 725,365 Suzuki vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 5 is SORN (155,413 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
  • Check the actual Suzuki — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Rarest Suzuki models

The published Suzuki model groups with the smallest surviving populations.

  • LT-A500xpm6 — 101 licensed, 0 SORN
  • LJ — 32 licensed, 70 SORN
  • UX 50 — 7 licensed, 103 SORN
  • UF 50 — 5 licensed, 106 SORN
  • UC 125 — 12 licensed, 106 SORN

Every Suzuki model

ModelLicensedSORN
Swift159,4058,244
Vitara83,4896,274
GSX33,21637,578
SX450,7641,750
Alto42,6493,830
Ignis35,3702,308
Jimny23,5538,851
GSF11,67020,229
Grand Vitara16,31612,312
Celerio27,126457
Splash16,284656
SV 6506,8189,204
S-Cross8,61746
Wagon R+5,3902,458
Baleno6,464418
DL 6504,8951,960
Carry3,0662,398
Swace4,51546
GS7972,923
AN 4001,7461,602
GZ 1257282,603
RV 1251,3581,790
DL 10001,8851,134
GSR1,7241,152
DRZ 4001,0471,819
TL 10004092,131
SJ2352,201
UK 1101,587742
SV 10008671,414
SFV 6501,150783
VL 800914825
VZ 800688802
AN 650786690
VL 1253301,130
DL 10501,209223
E Vitara1,39812
Liana699693
Samurai1311,220
AY 50331,150
Across1,11010
UH 125458646
UN 125908112
UZ 125821138
GN 125210730
GW 250592336
VZR 1800510351
LT70532
DR Z400272459
DL 80063589
Supercarry146550
Cappuccino127491
DR 125137476
EN 125146462
AP 5027542
TS 5060398
VL 1500225221
FL 125131285
DR 350120256
Alto Cruz34224
King Quad33324
X-9098254
UH 200211137
UB 12530519
RF 90052269
DL 25024474
Kizashi26224
TU 25075208
XF 65059209
SX21142
TR 5020230
RV 20015083
AN 25034194
DRZ2057
TS 12574117
RF 60014135
DL 800 Rqm5 V-Strom 800re1323
VZ 15007656
Vlr18008546
GT 2506167
DR 6504681
VS 14003883
UC 12512106
UF 505106
UX 507103
LJ3270
LT-A500xpm61010

How to read these numbers

Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.

Common questions

How many Suzuki cars are left in the UK?

569,952 Suzuki vehicles were licensed and 155,413 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 86 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.

Which Suzuki is rarest?

Of the published Suzuki model groups, the LT-A500xpm6 has the smallest surviving population at 101 licensed and 0 SORN.

Is the Suzuki fleet shrinking?

Licensed numbers peaked at 581,965 in 2024 Q3 and stand at 569,952 in 2026 Q1, down 2%. That is up 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 155,413 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 725,365 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Suzuki MOT pass rate?

72.9% of 352,467 class-4 initial MOT tests on Suzuki cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average.

What do Suzuki cars fail the MOT on?

Across published Suzuki model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are brake performance (4% of tests), position lamps (3.2% of tests), wipers (3.2% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.

Does a Suzuki population figure describe the car I am looking at?

No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.