Reliability Report · European Market

Fiat Swift Reliability

The Fiat Swift (current generation) scores 92/100 on our composite reliability index — excellent territory — drawn from DVSA data.

Composite Score
92
/ 100
Excellent
Sources: DVSA · latest 2023
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2014–2020 · 2023 report · n=6077
6,077 UK MOT tests · overall 6.0% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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92
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 6,077 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 35 yrs
90
5.5% fail vs 10.9% fleet
3,834 tests
Age 69 yrs
96
6.9% fail vs 19.2% fleet
2,243 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Wipers
193
44.3%
#2
Outline marker lamp
97
22.2%
#3
Registration plate lamp(s)
58
13.3%
#4
SRS malfunction indicator lamp
49
11.2%
#5
Position lamp
39
8.9%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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