Does the Suzuki Swift fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Suzuki Swift records 7.28 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.91 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.63, 95% interval −1.70 to −1.57). It ranks 475 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Suzuki Swift by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Suzuki Swift is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 25,119 times in 2019–2024.

Suzuki Swift: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	25,119	3.36
A tyre seriously damaged	15,073	2.02
A tyre cords visible or damaged	6,441	0.86
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	2,448	0.33
Tyre obviously under inflated	1,559	0.21

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 746,543 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Suzuki Swift gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

8.2% of Suzuki Swift MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,464 miles later (138,024 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 138,024 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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