Pass rate
73.5%
Below average — 1.0 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 230 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £44–£112
2006 Suzuki Carry MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 71,982 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 92.7% pass
- Avoid 2000 69.2% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 23.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.9%
- Typical mileage
- 72k mi
The 2006 Suzuki Carry MOT pass rate is 73.5% of its MOT tests — 1.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Suzuki Carry does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.2× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 12.1% of everything recorded on the 2006 Suzuki Carry, against 5.6% nationally — 6.5 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 21.1%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Based on a small sample. 230 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2006 Suzuki Carry compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 1.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.9%. The median 2006 Suzuki Carry in this dataset had covered 71,982 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.7% of the time, April–September 77.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 4.78% of tests.
- 230 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.5% overall pass rate, 65.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Suzuki Carry, the average is 71.7% — best year 2013 (92.7%), worst 2000 (69.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 230
- Typical mileage (median)
- 71,982 mi
- Make and model
- Suzuki Carry
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Carry MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Carry
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 53 | 60.4% |
| South East | 48 | 79.2% |
| East of England | 29 | 75.9% |
| East Midlands | 21 | 76.2% |
| North West | 19 | 78.9% |
| West Midlands | 17 | 64.7% |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 81.3% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2006 Carry
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2006 Carry
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 4.8% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 4.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 3.9% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2006 Carry through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £44–£112 — and 40% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £44–£112
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 40%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 230 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Carry, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2000 to 2013. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.2% to 92.7% — a spread of 23.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 69.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 71.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 71.0% component mounting prescribed…
- 2003 70.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2004 71.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 71.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2006 73.5%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 75.9% rear fog lamp not working
- 2008 83.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 82.0% position lamp not working
- 2010 92.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2011 84.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2012 88.2% ball joint dust cover no longer…
- 2013 92.7% rear fog lamp missing
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2006 Suzuki Carry with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2006 cars with a similar record
- Volvo S40 73.5%
- Daihatsu Sirion 73.5%
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class 73.6%
- BMW X5 73.6%
- Volvo V70 73.6%
- Subaru Forester 73.6%
Closest pass rates among 2006 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2006 Suzuki Carry 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 563 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 120 | 21.10% | 20.98% | +0.12 |
| Brakes | 109 | 19.20% | 20.89% | −1.69 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 84 | 14.80% | 12.21% | +2.59 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 69 | 12.10% | 5.57% | +6.53 |
| Tyres | 51 | 9.00% | 19.76% | −10.76 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 41 | 7.20% | 5.52% | +1.68 |
| Non-component advisories | 37 | 6.50% | 4.18% | +2.32 |
| Visibility | 25 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 17 | 3.00% | 1.76% | +1.24 |
| Steering | 10 | 1.80% | 2.57% | −0.77 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.8% | £5–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.8% | £3–12 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.3% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.9% | £18–45 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.9% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £80–180 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £3–12 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.3% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.9% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 10.4% | £120–300 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 7.4% | £20–80 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.0% | £45–95 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 7.0% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 13 | 84.6% | 20,150 mi |
| 30-60k | 75 | 76.0% | 46,481 mi |
| 60-90k | 50 | 72.0% | 73,612 mi |
| 90-120k | 59 | 69.5% | 103,913 mi |
| 120k+ | 33 | 72.7% | 142,156 mi |
Source: 230 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2006 Carry MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Suzuki Carry?
73.5% of the 230 2006 Suzuki Carry tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 65.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Suzuki Carry?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (4.78%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.78%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (4.35%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Suzuki Carry MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 84.6% of the time, falling to 72.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Suzuki Carry in this dataset had covered 71,982 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Suzuki Carry MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 77.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.