Hybrid Suzuki Swift: MOT pass rate

89.8% of hybrid Suzuki Swifts pass the MOT first time, measured across 6,115 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 39,280.

Hybrid against the other Suzuki Swift versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Hybrids sidestep most emissions failures and tend to do lighter urban miles, though the extra weight tells on tyres and brakes.

On the Suzuki Swift specifically, hybrid is the strongest at 89.8%, and this hybrid version sits 12.2 points above the 77.6% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The hybrid Suzuki Swift is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average hybrid Suzuki Swift had covered 39,280 miles at test, against 68,021 for the petrol and 98,283 for the diesel. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Suzuki Swift page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a hybrid Suzuki Swift

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.9% of tests (1.82x the national rate for this defect)
2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.8% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.3% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2% of tests
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.9% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
7. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.1% of tests
8. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.6% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.4% of tests
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests

From 6,130 DVSA-tracked hybrid Suzuki Swift tests, 2024, split out from the Suzuki Swift's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 4.25% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a hybrid Suzuki Swift

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 6.1% of tests (3.05x the national rate for this defect), also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 32.5% of tests (2.1x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.8% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 7.2% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect), also fails
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 18.9% of tests, also fails
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 8.4% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 6.5% of tests
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.1% of tests, also fails
9. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 1% of tests
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.9% of tests

From 6,130 DVSA-tracked hybrid Suzuki Swift tests, 2024.

Other Suzuki Swift fuel types

• Petrol Suzuki Swift - 77.3%
• Diesel Suzuki Swift - 62.6%

All Suzuki Swift MOT data · Every model