2012 Suzuki Swift: MOT pass rate and reliability

77% of 2012 Suzuki Swifts pass the MOT first time, measured across 9,076 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 78,871 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Suzuki Swifts (77.6%, 121,442 tests): -0.6 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +6.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Suzuki Swift model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Suzuki Swift:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2005 57% 1,351 95,895
2006 57.8% 4,108 96,367
2007 58.3% 7,193 93,622
2008 58.9% 7,461 92,671
2009 61.5% 6,994 87,532
2010 64.6% 6,087 84,393
2011 72.7% 6,293 83,196
2012 77% 9,076 78,871
2013 79.5% 8,763 71,274
2014 81.6% 10,082 64,329
2015 84.7% 12,402 58,773
2016 86.8% 10,503 52,380
2017 88.3% 8,108 44,613
2018 89.3% 10,200 39,629
2019 91.5% 10,999 32,015
2020 94.7% 1,236 24,932

What this means if you are buying a 2012 Swift

The 2012 sits close to the Suzuki Swift average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2012 Suzuki Swift the average at test was 78,871 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 94.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 57%. That 37.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Suzuki Swift MOT data · Every model