Does the Iveco Daily fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Iveco Daily records 45.60 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 40.12 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+5.48, 95% interval +4.56 to +6.40). It ranks 138 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 Iveco Daily by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Iveco Daily is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 1,337 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,337 | 6.49 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 926 | 4.49 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 917 | 4.45 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 679 | 3.30 |
| A battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier | 638 | 3.10 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,603 (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 Iveco Daily gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
35.8% of Iveco Daily MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 1,976 miles later (519 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 519 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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