Fiat Swift: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Fiat Swift passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 6,820 individual Fiat Swift tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate92.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+15.6 points
Tests analysed6,820
Average mileage at test17,062 miles
Average year of manufacture2018
Reliability rank329 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Fiat Swifts presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Fiat Swift tested had covered 17,062 miles and was built around 2018.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Fiat Swift bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Fiat Swift rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Fiat Swifts actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Fiat Swift

  1. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.9% of tests (2.91x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Stop lamps all missing or inoperative, 0.2% of tests (2.59x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.2% of tests (1.38x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.6% of tests
  5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.2% of tests
  6. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.5% of tests
  7. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.5% of tests
  8. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
  9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests
  10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests

From 11,110 DVSA-tracked Fiat Swift tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.7% of these flagged Fiat Swift defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Fiat Swift pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Fiat Swift year:

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