Fiat Swift
Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 9 years from 11,462 real MOT tests.
Avg Pass Rate
92%
Total Tests
11,462
Best Year
2020 (96%)
Years Covered
9
How reliable is the Fiat Swift?
Fiat Swift by Year
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About the Fiat Swift
The Fiat Swift has been tested 11,462 times in 2024 MOT data across 9 model years (2013 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 92%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as diesel.
Best and Worst Years
The 2020 model is the most reliable with a 96% pass rate from 1,056 tests. The 2015 model has the lowest at 86%. The 10 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.
Reliability Trend
Newer FIAT SWIFTs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 4 percentage points.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2013) averages 34,120 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 9,771 miles.
Compared to the Fiat brand average of 83%, the Swift performs 9 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Fiat range.
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