Does the Daewoo Matiz fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Daewoo Matiz records 54.04 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 40.12 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+13.92, 95% interval +12.73 to +15.11). It ranks 47 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Daewoo Matiz by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Daewoo Matiz is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 1,821 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 1,821 | 12.48 |
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 1,418 | 9.72 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 708 | 4.85 |
| Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow | 627 | 4.30 |
| Headlamp reflector or lens seriously defective or missing | 604 | 4.14 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,595 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Daewoo Matiz gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
36.8% of Daewoo Matiz MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,187 miles later (617 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 617 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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