Suzuki SWIFT - 2018
114.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Suzuki SWIFT, model year 2018.
Sample size: 10,382 cars, 21,728 tests and 24,930 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 10,382 cars
The 2018 Suzuki Swift has an overall defect rate of 115 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average of 120 per 100, indicating a 4% improvement. Notably, it performs exceptionally well in areas such as steering, lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment, with significantly lower defect rates compared to the average for these categories. The defect rates increase with mileage for the Swift, particularly in the higher mileage ranges, but remain competitive overall. There are no major standout negative categories for this model, reinforcing its reliability compared to similar vehicles from the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,382 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 6.8% worse
73.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 94.0% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 9.4% worse
15.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 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
▲ 47.2% better
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
▼ 0.4% worse
127.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 74.5% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- 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
▲ 50.0% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 77.1% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,214
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,986
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,995
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,612
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,340
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 792
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 541
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 476
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 438
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 436
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 430
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 371
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 343
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 276
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 249
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 231
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 204
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 167
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 166
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 101