90.1%
Suzuki Swace
Suzuki Swace MOT pass rate and common problems
The Suzuki Swace passed 90.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 17.8 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Swace compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
73.6%
Suzuki average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Swace runs 16.5 points ahead of the Suzuki average. It is 2nd of the 14 Suzuki models in the data. The average Swace arrived at its test 3.3 years old with 37,592 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Swace MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,832 | 90.6% | 18.3 pts above |
Every Suzuki Swace tested in 2025 was aged 3 to 5 years, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Swace failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Suzuki Swace cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Visibility and tyres together account for 62.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Swace MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Suzuki Swace cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 72% of everything testers recorded against failed Suzuki Swace cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Swace
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, washers not working and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 28.2% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed and tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative. 27.6% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high, headlamp aim too low and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps. 16.2% of failure items.
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Suzuki Swace MOT FAQs
What is the Suzuki Swace MOT pass rate?
90.1% of Suzuki Swace cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 3,216 tests. That is 17.8 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 35th of 575 models.
What does a Suzuki Swace most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Suzuki Swace cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 22.5% of failure items. Next were condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (10.7%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.2%).
Which area causes the most Suzuki Swace MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was visibility at 31.2%, followed by tyres at 31.2%.
Does this mean every Suzuki Swace has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Suzuki Swace that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Suzuki Swace's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.