Does the Infiniti Q30 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Infiniti Q30 records 3.58 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.44 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.86, 95% interval −1.11 to −0.61). It ranks 329 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 Infiniti Q30 by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Infiniti Q30 is “A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED”, recorded 296 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 296 | 1.12 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 126 | 0.48 |
| Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements | 113 | 0.43 |
| A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 97 | 0.37 |
| A lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning | 86 | 0.33 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 26,340 (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
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