2021 Fiat Swift: MOT pass rate and reliability

95% of 2021 Fiat Swifts pass the MOT first time, measured across 464 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 10,153 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Fiat Swifts (92.9%, 6,815 tests): +2.1 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Fiat Swift model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Fiat Swift:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2016 91.8% 535 21,629
2017 92.1% 1,519 18,967
2018 93.6% 1,679 16,996
2019 93.4% 1,638 14,801
2020 95.8% 600 11,708
2021 95% 464 10,153

What this means if you are buying a 2021 Swift

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.1 points more often than the Fiat Swift average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Fiat Swift the average at test was 10,153 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 95.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2016 at 91.8%. That 4.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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