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Does the Toyota Granvia fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Toyota Granvia records 33.77 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 30.31 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.46, 95% interval +2.17 to +4.75). It ranks 181 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 Toyota Granvia by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Granvia is “An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 530 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota Granvia: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning5306.78
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources3244.14
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning2222.84
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning2022.58
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements2012.57

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,820 (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

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