Suzuki Carry 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

47.6% of 5,568 MOT tests of the Suzuki Carry first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.7 (95% CI 98.8–106.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Suzuki Carry built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	47.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5568
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.8–106.6)	102.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5568
Rank among this model's 8 build years	7	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5568
Tested in 2024	672	tests	median 88,042 miles	2024	672

Built 2003 against Suzuki Carry normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 48.3% vs 49.5%; age 17: 46.9% vs 45.9%; age 18: 46.9% vs 45.6%; age 19: 49% vs 44.6%; age 20: 48.6% vs 45.1%; age 21: 45.5% vs 45.5%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 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 2003 Suzuki Carry fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 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 2003: 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)
16	1,278	48.3	45.5–51	49.5	97.5
17	1,078	46.9	44–49.9	45.9	102.2
18	954	46.9	43.7–50	45.6	102.7
19	855	49	45.7–52.4	44.6	110
20	731	48.6	45–52.2	45.1	107.7
21	672	45.5	41.8–49.3	45.5	100.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,568 (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 2003 Suzuki Carry?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is suspension: 41.8 items per 100 first tests, against 37 across all build years of the Suzuki Carry. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Suzuki Carry built 2003 against the Suzuki Carry in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	41.8	37	2,330
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	36	32.6	2,002
Body, chassis, structure	20.9	18.7	1,162
Brakes	19	17.4	1,058
Visibility	16	14.8	893

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,568 (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 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Suzuki Carry, 2003 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2002: index 101.4. 2004: index 98.3.

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 2003 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/2003/

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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