Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Suzuki Jimny
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Suzuki Jimny is recorded on 2,171 tests — 2.7% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× 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 3.0× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 55 of 251, highest first |
| The model's own record | 81,784 tests · every year of the Jimny → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Suzuki Jimny 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 2000, 5.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.2%. The share has fallen 5.4 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 5.6%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 134 | 2,380 | 5.6% |
| 2001 | 134 | 3,122 | 4.3% |
| 2002 | 178 | 4,763 | 3.7% |
| 2003 | 213 | 6,338 | 3.4% |
| 2004 | 250 | 7,457 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 241 | 6,285 | 3.8% |
| 2006 | 298 | 5,809 | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 273 | 5,981 | 4.6% |
| 2008 | 222 | 4,197 | 5.3% |
| 2009 | 139 | 3,020 | 4.6% |
| 2010 | 24 | 2,425 | 1.0% |
| 2011 | 22 | 2,643 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 17 | 3,144 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 10 | 3,146 | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,971 | 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 lens slightly defective: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Suzuki Jimny MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Suzuki model →