Fiat Swift MOT reliability

Fiat Swifts passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 8,948 tests in 2025. 7,386 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

8,948

Still licensed (GB)

7,386

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 diesel

1,201 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 12,506 (most between 8,830 and 17,707).

2021: 50% → 2022: 96% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.2%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (1.2%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.2%)
Washers: not working (0.8%)
Outline marker lamp: not working (0.7%)

Where 2020 Swifts fail

Visibility & wipers

4.2%

Lights & electrics

3.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.3%

Brakes

1.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.7%

Wheels & tyres

0.6%

Suspension & axles

0.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.