Pass rate
75.9%
Around average — 2.9 pts ahead of the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 54 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £5–£22
2007 Suzuki Carry MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 40,810 mi
Only 54 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
41.9% of faults · 12.2% nationally
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
- 71.1%
- Typical mileage
- 41k mi
The 2007 Suzuki Carry MOT pass rate is 75.9% of its MOT tests — 2.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 41.9% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 3.4× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 41.9% of everything recorded on the 2007 Suzuki Carry, against 12.2% nationally — 29.7 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 93% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
- Based on a small sample. 54 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 2007 Suzuki Carry compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 2.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.1%. The median 2007 Suzuki Carry in this dataset had covered 40,810 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rear fog lamp not working", noted on 9.26% of tests.
- 54 recorded tests behind this page.
- 75.9% overall pass rate, 71.1% 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
- 54
- Typical mileage (median)
- 40,810 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
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 49% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2007 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 2007 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 9.3% of tests
“rear fog lamp not working”
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 wipers and washers 3.7% of tests
“washers not working”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the wheel bearings 3.7% of tests
“wheel bearings rough when rotated”
Listen for a hum that rises and falls with speed and changes when you load one side in a bend. A noisy bearing is an easy pre-test diagnosis and an awkward surprise at the test station.
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 2007 Carry through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £5–£22 — and 93% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £5–£22
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: wheel bearings rough when rotated
- £20–£55
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 100%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 93%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 54 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 2007 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Land Rover Discovery 75.9%
- Audi A4 76.1%
- Volkswagen Touareg 76.1%
- Saab 9-5 76.2%
- Smart Mcc Fortwo 75.6%
- Mitsubishi Lancer 76.3%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 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 85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 36 | 41.90% | 12.21% | +29.69 |
| Suspension | 10 | 11.60% | 20.98% | −9.38 |
| Tyres | 8 | 9.30% | 19.76% | −10.46 |
| Brakes | 7 | 8.10% | 20.89% | −12.79 |
| Visibility | 7 | 8.10% | 4.97% | +3.13 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6 | 7.00% | 5.52% | +1.48 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 4.70% | 5.57% | −0.87 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 3.50% | 4.18% | −0.68 |
| Steering | 3 | 3.50% | 2.57% | +0.93 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 9.3% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 7.4% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp missing Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.6% | £3–15 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.6% | £3–12 |
| Headlamp light intensity severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.7% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.7% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.7% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.7% | £5–25 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 3.7% | £5–15 |
| Wheel bearings rough when rotated Suspension | Major | 3.7% | £20–55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.6% | £18–45 |
| Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 5.6% | £200–700 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.7% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 3.7% | £5–25 |
| Non-component advisories Coolant leak Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.7% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 13 | 92.3% | 18,360 mi |
| 30-60k | 33 | 72.7% | 42,347 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 57.1% | 72,761 mi |
| 90-120k | 1 | 100.0% | 95,641 mi |
Source: 54 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.
2007 Carry MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Suzuki Carry?
75.9% of the 54 2007 Suzuki Carry tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 71.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Suzuki Carry?
The three most recorded items are rear fog lamp not working (9.26%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (7.41%), rear fog lamp missing (5.56%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Suzuki Carry MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.3% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Suzuki Carry in this dataset had covered 40,810 mi.