Vitara

Suzuki · on record 1994 to 2025

The Suzuki Vitara is Suzuki's long running compact SUV name, evolving from a small traditional 4 wheel drive into a lighter car based crossover while retaining an outdoors oriented identity. The Vitara appealed to buyers wanting extra versatility and a higher seating position than a conventional family car. Later survival of the Vitara reflects both continued usefulness and enthusiast interest, especially where towing, rural use or genuine 4 wheel drive still gives the vehicle a practical role.

GROWING

Red List classification, from population, five year trajectory and survival against peak. Reviewed each census.

82,199 licensed vehicles
2025 census

100.0% of the peak fleet remains licensed

6,286

declared SORN

total surviving

peak 82,199 in 2025 · +4,429 vehicles a year, five year trend

Population history

Licensed and SORN vehicles at each census. The filters below apply to the family population, MOT and registration figures. They do not alter the generation history above.

Licensed SORN Latest census observation SOURCE DVLA VEH0120 / VEH0220

Inside the surviving fleet

AutoCensus parses every DVLA variant description, so the fleet can be read by fuel and specification rather than as one number.

First registrations by year

When surviving examples first joined the British fleet.

New registrations

Vehicles first registered each year. A fleet still being sold shows here; a finished one shows only imports.

MOT reliability

DVSA test results for this family, 2005 to 2025.

Pass rate by year

Failure reason	Failures	Share of all tests
A rigid brake pipe excessively chafed, corroded or damaged	30,357	4.2%
Deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or panelling within 30 cms of a seat belt ancho	28,411	4.0%
Deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or supporting panelling within 30cm of any sub-	21,080	2.9%
Any deliberate modification, excessive corrosion, damage, cracks or inadequate repair of a load bearing body or chassis member which seriously affects its strength within 30cm of the body mountings	20,256	2.8%
A wiper blade insecure, missing or in such a condition that it does not clear the windscreen effectively to give the driver an adequate view of the road (through the windscreen) to the left and right sides of the vehicle, as well as to the front	14,232	2.0%
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	13,568	1.9%
The grooves of the tread pattern are not at least 1.6mm throughout a continuous band comprising the central three-quarters of the breadth of tread, and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre	12,572	1.8%
A major leak of exhaust gases from any part of the system	12,239	1.7%

Counted across every recorded test, 2005 to 2025. Advisories are excluded.

Where the Vitara remains

Based on MOT test locations, 2025. Test location is a proxy: a vehicle is counted where it was last tested, not where it is kept.

Postcode area	Vehicles tested	Pass rate
S	1,388	91%
NE	1,364	90%
EX	1,211	88%
CF	1,166	86%
G	1,029	86%
PE	1,003	90%
BN	998	88%
B	993	90%
NP	987	90%
AB	974	85%
PO	916	87%
GL	909	89%
EH	883	87%
SO	865	89%
SA	863	87%
BS	858	85%
NG	855	90%
BD	828	90%
LS	823	88%
YO	750	89%
TN	741	89%
GU	730	88%
PL	707	87%
IP	697	94%
CM	690	86%
DN	667	90%
SY	646	92%
NN	634	87%
LL	602	90%
CV	593	90%
NR	589	90%
LE	589	92%
WA	580	91%
MK	576	90%
OX	571	88%
DL	570	89%
DE	570	90%
BA	566	89%
ME	560	89%
PA	552	89%
SK	542	88%
BH	536	85%
HP	507	91%
SN	502	90%
ST	495	89%
RH	491	90%
CA	487	92%
WF	476	87%
RG	472	87%
CH	470	87%
OL	467	92%
CO	465	91%
M	462	87%
BB	450	93%
DT	423	88%
LA	408	88%
KY	396	86%
HD	393	91%
TA	390	87%
DH	388	88%
HR	387	89%
DY	387	87%
TS	381	87%
WR	381	92%
IV	378	89%
TR	368	86%
KT	360	92%
TQ	352	85%
WV	348	89%
CB	345	89%
L	345	90%
KA	343	88%
DD	341	83%
CT	340	89%
PH	336	86%
DA	335	92%
PR	328	91%
TF	314	91%
BL	307	90%
SG	306	91%
ML	304	83%
LN	304	90%
FK	296	88%
HG	288	89%
WN	286	88%
SE	286	93%
RM	284	91%
HU	280	87%
SP	278	87%
SS	267	93%
WS	259	87%
SL	241	93%
TW	241	89%
CW	240	90%
NW	237	91%
CR	230	87%
TD	223	87%
HX	218	92%
E	217	90%
BR	203	91%
LU	201	89%
LD	200	90%
WD	198	84%
N	197	91%
UB	190	92%
EN	185	92%
HA	178	89%
AL	160	91%
FY	158	87%
DG	156	92%
SR	152	84%
IG	148	94%
SW	143	88%
SM	102	96%
KW	79	84%
W	73	90%
ZE	70	83%
HS	44	82%
XX	3	100%

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How this record was calculated

LATEST CENSUS2025

POPULATION SOURCEDVLA VEH0220 annual

HISTORY SOURCEDVLA VEH0120 GB · to 2013

MOT SOURCEDVSA results · to 2025

FAMILY DEFINITIONSUZUKI VITARA

PROCESSED20 Sep 2026

Full methodology

Population history combines DVLA VEH0120 Q4 census observations through 2013 with the annual VEH0220 census from 2014 onward. Figures before 2014 cover Great Britain only. Historical VEH0120 is used only when its overlapping UK observations reconcile to the current canonical family definition. Vehicles are grouped into this family using the DVLA GenModel together with durable routing rules for known inconsistencies.

Variant figures are parsed from raw DVLA model descriptions and the original string is always retained. Configuration is only assigned where the model description explicitly identifies it; a blank configuration is not treated as a two door Wrangler. Blank transmission fields are shown as manual because DVLA records the field for automatic vehicles.

MOT figures count tests, not vehicles, and geographic figures count each vehicle at its most recent test location. The decline projection is a straight line fitted to the latest five years and is illustrative only.