Does the Suzuki Wagon R fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Suzuki Wagon R records 24.24 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 39.51 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−15.27, 95% interval −15.74 to −14.80). It ranks 680 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 Wagon R by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Wagon R is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 3,869 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 | 3,869 | 5.60 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 2,421 | 3.51 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,814 | 2.63 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 1,177 | 1.70 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 1,030 | 1.49 |
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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
24.8% of Suzuki Wagon R MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,200 miles later (1,189 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,189 (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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