MOT comparison

Suzuki Swift Mk4 vs Ford Fiesta Mk7

How the Suzuki Swift Mk4 (AZG) (2010–2017) and the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Suzuki Swift Mk4 (AZG)

653,757

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2017

Passes more often in 11 of 13 mileage bands

Ford Fiesta Mk7

10,414,132

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Suzuki Swift Mk4 Ford Fiesta Mk7

Under 10,000 miles 93.0% vs 93.8%

18,436 and 212,571 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.3% vs 89.7%

70,801 and 911,786 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.9% vs 84.3%

101,136 and 1,380,240 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 83.6% vs 78.7%

101,219 and 1,430,492 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.6% vs 73.4%

89,294 and 1,319,222 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 75.8% vs 68.5%

74,314 and 1,161,330 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 71.8% vs 64.2%

58,999 and 984,874 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 67.8% vs 60.3%

45,136 and 807,494 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 64.5% vs 57.2%

32,870 and 640,655 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 61.5% vs 54.7%

22,758 and 489,250 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 58.9% vs 52.2%

28,279 and 705,051 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 56.9% vs 50.2%

8,251 and 275,977 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 55.2% vs 49.6%

2,264 and 95,190 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

Suzuki Swift Mk4 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about twice as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 3.0% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front position lamp

Fails about twice as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 7.0% of MOTs against 3.6%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Parking brake

Fails about 5 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 2.6% of MOTs against 0.73%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System

Ford Fiesta Mk7 fails more often on

Tyre

Fails about 1.5 times as often as the Suzuki Swift Mk4: 8.2% of MOTs against 5.2%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Tyre Wear & Damage
Front suspension arm

Fails about 5 times as often as the Suzuki Swift Mk4: 4.6% of MOTs against 1.1%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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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.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.