Used car guide

2012 Suzuki SX4: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 58% pass first time (all 2012 cars: 64%) Stands out: rigid brake pipes 3.9×, braking performance 2.3×, coil springs 1.7× 4,667 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 57% pass first time (all 2012 cars: 64%) Stands out: rigid brake pipes 5.5×, coil springs 2.2×, suspension arm bushes and joints 2× 1,160 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Suzuki SX4 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023273Tyres 18%
20222,763Tyres 15%
20213,424Tyres 18%
20202,696Tyres 20%
20196,041Tyres 23%
20188,039Tyres 27%
20179,612Tyres 27%
201610,093Tyres 29%
201511,194Tyres 30%
201419,136Brakes 32%
20139,933Brakes 36%
20116,671Suspension 50%
20106,077Suspension 52%
20095,778Suspension 55%
20087,373Suspension 56%
20076,942Suspension 54%
20062,776Suspension 53%