Suzuki Swift MOT Check

The Suzuki Swift has an average MOT pass rate of 81.0%, which is 7.5 percentage points below the Suzuki brand average of 88.4%. This is a strong result, indicating that the Swift is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.

The most common reasons a Suzuki Swift fails its MOT are the strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, the strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.. If you are preparing your Swift for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.

Typical mileage for the Swift is around 32,000 miles at 5 years. When evaluating a used Swift, compare the odometer reading against these benchmarks. Significantly lower mileage than expected could indicate a clocked vehicle — run a free mileage check to verify.

Before buying a used Suzuki Swift, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.