Suzuki Swift: reliability by registration year
2005-2022 · 18 registration years · 130,060 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Swift registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,340 | 93.1% | 95.1% | Tyre condition (front) 17.8% |
| 2021 | 7,291 | 89.5% | 93.7% | Windscreen wipers (front) 26.3% |
| about 1 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2021 Swift: Windscreen wipers (front) (26.3%) · Tyre condition (front) (11.3%) · Brake pads (front) (9.9%) | ||||
| 2020 | 7,762 | 88.3% | 92.7% | Windscreen wipers (front) 21.5% |
| 2019 | 10,601 | 86.6% | 90.6% | Windscreen wipers (front) 14.5% |
| 2018 | 9,830 | 83.8% | 87.5% | Coil spring (front) 19.4% |
| 2017 | 7,827 | 79.8% | 85.3% | Coil spring (front) 12.4% |
| 2016 | 10,122 | 76.1% | 84.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.9% |
| 2015 | 12,007 | 74.1% | 83.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.0% |
| 2014 | 9,785 | 70.7% | 80.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 22.0% |
| 2013 | 8,442 | 67.8% | 78.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.1% |
| 2012 | 8,590 | 64.3% | 75.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 21.6% |
| 2011 | 5,872 | 61.2% | 71.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.7% |
| 2010 | 5,486 | 55.5% | 64.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.0% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2010 Swift: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (19.0%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (11.9%) · Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (11.2%) | ||||
| 2009 | 6,027 | 53.3% | 60.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.5% |
| 2008 | 6,147 | 51.4% | 59.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.9% |
| 2007 | 5,719 | 50.4% | 58.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.2% |
| 2006 | 3,181 | 49.6% | 57.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.2% |
| 2005 | 1,031 | 47.6% | 55.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.0% |