MOT comparison

Suzuki Swift Mk4 vs Hyundai i20 Mk1

How the Suzuki Swift Mk4 (AZG) (2010–2017) and the Hyundai i20 Mk1 (PB) (2008–2014) 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

Hyundai i20 Mk1 (PB)

858,084

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2014

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 Hyundai i20 Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 93.0% vs 93.1%

18,436 and 20,648 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.3% vs 89.9%

70,801 and 80,411 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.9% vs 84.4%

101,136 and 115,946 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 83.6% vs 78.8%

101,219 and 120,336 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.6% vs 73.1%

89,294 and 111,597 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 75.8% vs 68.4%

74,314 and 98,812 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 71.8% vs 64.1%

58,999 and 83,157 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 67.8% vs 60.3%

45,136 and 67,215 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 64.5% vs 56.9%

32,870 and 52,094 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 61.5% vs 55.5%

22,758 and 37,856 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 58.9% vs 52.3%

28,279 and 49,473 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 56.9% vs 50.0%

8,251 and 15,930 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 55.2% vs 49.2%

2,264 and 4,609 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

Front brake pipe

Fails about twice 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
Rear stop lamp

Fails about twice as often as the Hyundai i20 Mk1: 2.5% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 7 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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

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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.