Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Suzuki Alto
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Suzuki Alto is recorded on 3,696 tests — 2.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 70 of 245, highest first |
| The model's own record | 174,258 tests · every year of the Alto → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Alto tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 0.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 1.3%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34 | 7,078 | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 43 | 8,192 | 0.5% |
| 2006 | 56 | 5,198 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 673 | 57,636 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 656 | 48,861 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 650 | 49,086 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 333 | 50,538 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 759 | 126,132 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 440 | 135,243 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 43 | 19,116 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Suzuki Alto MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →