Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Suzuki Grand Vitara
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Suzuki Grand Vitara is recorded on 3,203 tests — 4.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 4.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 4.6× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 23 of 251, 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 2002, 5.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 2.5%. The share has fallen 2.7 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 5.9%; best 2012 at 2.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 180 | 3,511 | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 302 | 5,157 | 5.9% |
| 2004 | 442 | 7,665 | 5.8% |
| 2005 | 437 | 8,377 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 382 | 7,032 | 5.4% |
| 2007 | 344 | 8,474 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | 206 | 7,564 | 2.7% |
| 2009 | 218 | 6,439 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 197 | 6,268 | 3.1% |
| 2011 | 173 | 5,110 | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 84 | 3,848 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 94 | 3,839 | 2.5% |
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 lens slightly defective: 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 →