Does the Suzuki Wagon R fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Suzuki Wagon R records 15.74 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.19 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.55, 95% interval +0.26 to +0.85). It ranks 244 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Suzuki Wagon R by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Wagon R is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 3,388 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 3,388 | 4.91 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 2,882 | 4.17 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 1,902 | 2.75 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 597 | 0.86 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 424 | 0.61 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 69,041 (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 Wagon R gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
19.3% of Suzuki Wagon R MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 2,790 miles later (4,945 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,945 (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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