72.3%
Suzuki Swift
Suzuki Swift MOT pass rate and common problems
The Suzuki Swift passed 72.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, in line with the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Swift 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 Swift runs 1.3 points behind the Suzuki average. It is 7th of the 14 Suzuki models in the data. The average Swift arrived at its test 10.5 years old with 62,625 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.
Swift MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Suzuki Swift cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.6% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.1%, a drop of 29.6 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 23,858 | 88.6% | 16.3 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 50,469 | 78% | 5.7 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 57,077 | 59.1% | 13.3 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Swift failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Suzuki Swift cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 50.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Swift MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Suzuki Swift cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 44.9% of everything testers recorded against failed Suzuki Swift cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Swift
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, stop lamp not working and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps. 17.2% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, ball joint excessively worn and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 9.2% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded and rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements. 8.2% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 6.2% of failure items.
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Suzuki Swift MOT FAQs
What is the Suzuki Swift MOT pass rate?
72.3% of Suzuki Swift cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 135,247 tests. That is in line with the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 308th of 575 models.
What does a Suzuki Swift most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Suzuki Swift cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 8.4% of failure items. Next were stop lamp not working (6.4%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.2%).
Which area causes the most Suzuki Swift MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 27.6%, followed by brakes at 22.7%.
Do older Suzuki Swift cars fail their MOT more often?
Suzuki Swift cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.6% of MOT tests in 2025, against 59.1% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Suzuki Swift has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Suzuki Swift 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 Swift'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.