Does the Suzuki Wagon R fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Suzuki Wagon R records 0.53 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.73 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) (−0.20, 95% interval −0.26 to −0.13). It ranks 580 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Suzuki Wagon R by registration
What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Wagon R is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 242 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 242 | 0.35 |
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 88 | 0.13 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 33 | 0.05 |
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 vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
4.2% of Suzuki Wagon R MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 2,693 miles later (2,193 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,193 (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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