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Fiat Swift reliability
The Fiat Swift fails its MOT less often than most cars up to 5 years old: 9.3% of 4,041 tests failed in 2023, against 14% on average.
Up to 5 years old
9.3% failed their MOT
From 4,041 MOT tests of Fiat Swifts this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 76% more oftenWipers3.7% vs 2.1%
6 to 10 years old
9.7% failed their MOT
From 2,365 MOT tests of Fiat Swifts this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 4× as oftenSRS malfunction indicator lamp1.2% vs 0.3%Fix about £30
Checking a Fiat Swift before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.