Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Suzuki Grand Vitara
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Suzuki Grand Vitara is recorded on 2,927 tests — 3.8% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 3.8× 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 3.8× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 28 of 245, highest first |
| The model's own record | 77,753 tests · every year of the Grand Vitara → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 2001, 2.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.4%. The share has fallen 1.6 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 2.0%; best 2014 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 75 | 3,712 | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 148 | 10,533 | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 261 | 15,471 | 1.7% |
| 2004 | 409 | 22,995 | 1.8% |
| 2005 | 376 | 25,131 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 349 | 21,096 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 354 | 25,422 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 203 | 22,692 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 194 | 19,317 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 186 | 18,804 | 1.0% |
| 2011 | 149 | 15,330 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 89 | 11,544 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 72 | 7,678 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 14 | 3,300 | 0.4% |
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 Grand Vitara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →