Does the Suzuki Swift fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Suzuki Swift records 14.80 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.16 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.36, 95% interval −1.45 to −1.27). It ranks 362 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 Suzuki Swift by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Swift is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 23,755 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 23,755 | 3.18 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 22,584 | 3.03 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 16,413 | 2.20 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 11,331 | 1.52 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 7,100 | 0.95 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 746,543 (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 Suzuki Swift gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.7% of Suzuki Swift MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,707 miles later (7,115 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,115 (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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