MOT comparison

Hyundai i20 Mk1 vs Suzuki Swift Mk4

How the Hyundai i20 Mk1 (PB) (2008–2014) and the Suzuki Swift Mk4 (AZG) (2010–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Hyundai i20 Mk1 (PB)

858,084

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2014

Passes more often in 0 of 13 mileage bands

Suzuki Swift Mk4 (AZG)

653,757

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2017

Passes more often in 11 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Hyundai i20 Mk1 Suzuki Swift Mk4

Under 10,000 miles 93.1% vs 93.0%

20,648 and 18,436 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.9% vs 90.3%

80,411 and 70,801 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.4% vs 86.9%

115,946 and 101,136 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.8% vs 83.6%

120,336 and 101,219 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 73.1% vs 79.6%

111,597 and 89,294 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.4% vs 75.8%

98,812 and 74,314 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.1% vs 71.8%

83,157 and 58,999 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.3% vs 67.8%

67,215 and 45,136 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 56.9% vs 64.5%

52,094 and 32,870 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 55.5% vs 61.5%

37,856 and 22,758 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 52.3% vs 58.9%

49,473 and 28,279 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 50.0% vs 56.9%

15,930 and 8,251 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.2% vs 55.2%

4,609 and 2,264 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Hyundai i20 Mk1 fails more often on

Rear brakes

Fails about twice as often as the Suzuki Swift Mk4: 2.2% of MOTs against 0.91%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Headlamp aim

Fails about 3 times as often as the Suzuki Swift Mk4: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.57%.

In 9 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Supplementary restraint system (SRS)

Fails over 20 times as often as the Suzuki Swift Mk4: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.10%.

In 8 of 13 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

Suzuki Swift Mk4 fails more often on

Front brake pipe

Fails about 2 times as often as the Hyundai i20 Mk1: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 9 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear direction indicator

Fails about 8 times as often as the Hyundai i20 Mk1: 0.85% of MOTs against 0.11%.

In 8 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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