Suzuki SWIFT - 2016
160.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Suzuki SWIFT, model year 2016.
Sample size: 10,741 cars, 23,191 tests and 37,285 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 10,741 cars
The 2016 Suzuki Swift has an overall defect rate of 161 per 100 vehicles, which is 6.6% higher than the yearly average of 151 per 100. Notably, this model shows a significant increase in defect rates with mileage, particularly in the higher categories, where defects rise steeply. While it performs exceptionally well in steering, body structure, and equipment, it faces challenges with brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, where it has higher defect rates compared to the average. Overall, the Swift exhibits a mixed performance, with particular strengths in structural integrity but notable weaknesses in safety-related areas as mileage increases.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,741 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 37.5% worse
107.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 91.4% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
Visibility
▼ 20.7% worse
18.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 64.6% worse
41.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.3% better
144.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 64.8% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 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
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 72.7% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- ESC switch damaged or not functioning correctly
Other
▲ 57.5% better
4.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,953
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,785
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,147
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,304
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,062
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,456
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,375
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 992
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 720
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: 693
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 615
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 488
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 453
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 410
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 358
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 352
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 276
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 225
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 221
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 188