Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 18.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,153 individual Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 5 in every 100 Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs 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 Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs tested had covered 24,275 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.9% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
3. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.4% of tests (2.32x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.4% of tests
5. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.3% of tests
7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
8. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
9. ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction, 0.2% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
10. Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes, 0.2% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,576 DVSA-tracked Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.16% of these flagged Suzuki Swift Sz3 Dualjet Shvs defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Suzuki models

• Suzuki Swift - 77.3%
• Suzuki Vitara - 88.6%
• Suzuki Alto - 74%
• Suzuki Sx4 - 75%
• Suzuki Celerio - 90%
• Suzuki Jimny - 72.9%
• Suzuki Ignis - 79.8%
• Suzuki Grand Vitara - 68.2%

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• Volkswagen Polo Style Tsi - 94.8%
• Lamborghini Urus V8 Auto - 94.8%
• Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdi Mhev S-A - 94.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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