Suzuki SWIFT - 2015
179.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Suzuki SWIFT, model year 2015.
Sample size: 12,725 cars, 27,547 tests and 49,394 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 12,725 cars
The 2015 Suzuki Swift has an overall defect rate of 179 per 100 vehicles, which is 5% higher than the average for its year. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, particularly after 124,000 miles where it reaches 371 defects per 100. While the Swift excels in steering, body structure, equipment, and other categories with significantly lower defect rates compared to the average, it struggles in brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, showing higher defect occurrences. Overall, the model demonstrates a mixed performance, with some strengths and notable areas for improvement.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,725 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 45.2% worse
123.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 90.9% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 26.1% worse
20.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 55.2% worse
48.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 14.1% better
153.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 60.7% better
4.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 67.5% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 45.5% better
7.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,055
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,943
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,800
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,257
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,847
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,608
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,358
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,218
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,113
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 939
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,113
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 627
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 594
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 544
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 526
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 370
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 350
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 258
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 240