Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 937 individual Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhevs 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 Sz5 Dualjet Mhev tested had covered 19,229 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev sits 17.6 points above the national average, ranked 109 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 Sz5 Dualjet Mhev

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.9% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.7% of tests
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.7% of tests
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
6. 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, 0.3% of tests
7. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.2% of tests
8. Number plate showing an incorrect registration, 0.2% of tests (20.05x the national rate for this defect)
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests
10. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.2% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)

From 937 DVSA-tracked Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.88% of these flagged Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 11.1% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.4% of tests, also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6.5% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.6% of tests
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.5% of tests
6. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.4% of tests
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.3% of tests
8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
9. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.1% of tests
10. A brake on any wheel grabbing severely, 0.1% of tests

From 937 DVSA-tracked Suzuki Swift Sz5 Dualjet Mhev tests, 2024.

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%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Dacia Sandero Comfort Tce - 94.3%
• Nissan Qashqai Tekna Dig-T Mhev - 94.3%
• Dacia Sandero Stepway Prestige Tce - 94.3%
• Volkswagen T-Roc Design Tsi Evo - 94.3%
• Audi A1 S Line Competition Tfsi S-A - 94.3%
• Nissan GT-R - 94.2%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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