Suzuki Carry 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

47.2% of 3,821 MOT tests of the Suzuki Carry first registered in 2002 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.4 (95% CI 96.7–106.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2002 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Suzuki Carry built in 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	47.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	3821
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.7–106.1)	101.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	3821
Rank among this model's 8 build years	6	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	3821
Tested in 2024	434	tests	median 83,129 miles	2024	434

Built 2002 against Suzuki Carry normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 49% vs 49.5%; age 18: 45.9% vs 46.1%; age 19: 48.7% vs 46%; age 20: 43.1% vs 44.9%; age 21: 49.3% vs 45.8%; age 22: 46.1% vs 44.5%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Suzuki Carry by registration · All Suzuki Carry MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2002 Suzuki Carry fail at each age?

Cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Suzuki Carry built 2002: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
17	924	49	45.8–52.2	49.5	99
18	735	45.9	42.3–49.5	46.1	99.5
19	678	48.7	44.9–52.4	46	105.8
20	573	43.1	39.1–47.2	44.9	96.1
21	477 (rough estimate)	49.3	44.8–53.7	45.8	107.6
22	434 (rough estimate)	46.1	41.4–50.8	44.5	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,821 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2002 Suzuki Carry?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is suspension: 43.2 items per 100 first tests, against 37 across all build years of the Suzuki Carry. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Suzuki Carry built 2002 against the Suzuki Carry in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2002, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	43.2	37	1,650
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	40.7	32.6	1,557
Body, chassis, structure	21.6	18.7	825
Brakes	17.1	17.4	654
Visibility	15.8	14.8	603

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,821 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2002 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Suzuki Carry, 2002 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2001: index 94.4. 2003: index 102.7.

Suzuki Carry build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1999	92.7	77.1–108.3	no different (rough estimate)	304
2000	93.4	85.4–101.5	no different (rough estimate)	1,171
2001	94.4	88.1–100.7	no different (rough estimate)	1,949
2002	101.4	96.7–106.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,821
2003	102.7	98.8–106.6	no different	5,568
2004	98.3	95.0–101.6	no different	7,477
2005	96.6	93.2–99.9	better	7,183
2006	103.6	86.7–120.5	no different (rough estimate)	315

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,788 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Suzuki Carry 2002 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/suzuki-carry/2002/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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