Where in Britain does the Suzuki Swift fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 28.9% of 746,543 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Suzuki Swift failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Sunderland (SR): 39.2% against 28.9% elsewhere (+10.3 points). It does best in Wigan (WN), −6.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Suzuki Swift MOT statistics · check a Suzuki Swift by registration
Suzuki Swift in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland (SR) | 39.2 | 28.9 | +10.3 | +8.6 to +12.0 | 3,073 |
| Hull (HU) | 37.7 | 28.8 | +8.8 | +7.6 to +10.0 | 6,320 |
| Bristol (BS) | 37.0 | 28.8 | +8.2 | +7.3 to +9.1 | 11,158 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.0 | 28.9 | +7.1 | +5.3 to +8.9 | 2,775 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 34.7 | 28.8 | +5.9 | +4.9 to +6.8 | 9,428 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 33.9 | 28.9 | +5.0 | +1.1 to +8.9 | 561 |
| Manchester (M) | 33.7 | 28.8 | +4.8 | +3.8 to +5.9 | 8,276 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.6 | 28.9 | +4.7 | +2.5 to +6.9 | 1,775 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 33.5 | 28.9 | +4.6 | +3.2 to +6.0 | 4,510 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 33.0 | 28.9 | +4.1 | +2.6 to +5.7 | 3,549 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 33.0 | 28.9 | +4.1 | +3.1 to +5.1 | 8,082 |
| Durham (DH) | 32.9 | 28.9 | +4.1 | +2.8 to +5.3 | 5,549 |
| Halifax (HX) | 32.9 | 28.9 | +4.0 | +2.3 to +5.7 | 2,934 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 32.4 | 28.8 | +3.6 | +3.0 to +4.3 | 21,309 |
| York (YO) | 32.1 | 28.9 | +3.2 | +2.3 to +4.2 | 9,270 |
| Truro (TR) | 32.0 | 28.9 | +3.2 | +1.7 to +4.6 | 3,883 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 31.8 | 28.9 | +3.0 | +1.8 to +4.1 | 6,712 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 31.8 | 28.9 | +2.9 | +1.5 to +4.4 | 4,054 |
| Reading (RG) | 31.8 | 28.9 | +2.9 | +1.7 to +4.0 | 6,281 |
| Chester (CH) | 31.7 | 28.9 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +3.9 | 7,081 |
| Darlington (DL) | 31.6 | 28.9 | +2.7 | +1.8 to +3.7 | 8,894 |
| London N (N) | 31.6 | 28.9 | +2.7 | +0.9 to +4.5 | 2,527 |
| London E (E) | 31.1 | 28.9 | +2.2 | +0.4 to +4.0 | 2,601 |
| Swindon (SN) | 31.0 | 28.9 | +2.2 | +1.1 to +3.2 | 7,492 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 30.9 | 28.9 | +2.0 | −5.7 to +9.7 | 139 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 30.6 | 28.9 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.2 | 3,421 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 30.5 | 28.9 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +3.0 | 4,131 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 30.5 | 28.9 | +1.6 | +0.1 to +3.0 | 3,953 |
| London SW (SW) | 30.3 | 28.9 | +1.4 | −0.7 to +3.5 | 1,857 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 30.1 | 28.9 | +1.3 | +0.4 to +2.1 | 11,260 |
| Dundee (DD) | 30.1 | 28.9 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +3.0 | 2,642 |
| Stockport (SK) | 30.1 | 28.9 | +1.2 | +0.0 to +2.4 | 5,826 |
| Swansea (SA) | 30.0 | 28.9 | +1.1 | +0.3 to +1.9 | 12,624 |
| London NW (NW) | 30.0 | 28.9 | +1.1 | −0.5 to +2.6 | 3,388 |
| Birmingham (B) | 29.9 | 28.9 | +1.0 | +0.3 to +1.8 | 14,294 |
| Crewe (CW) | 29.9 | 28.9 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.4 | 4,168 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.8 | 28.9 | +0.9 | −0.2 to +2.1 | 5,934 |
| London SE (SE) | 29.8 | 28.9 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.3 | 4,101 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.8 | 28.9 | +0.9 | −0.3 to +2.0 | 5,906 |
| Taunton (TA) | 29.6 | 28.9 | +0.7 | −0.7 to +2.1 | 4,084 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.6 | 28.9 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 8,779 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.5 | 28.9 | +0.6 | −0.9 to +2.2 | 3,464 |
| Sutton (SM) | 29.5 | 28.9 | +0.6 | −2.3 to +3.5 | 949 |
| Harrow (HA) | 29.5 | 28.9 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 3,241 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 29.4 | 28.9 | +0.5 | −1.2 to +2.3 | 2,671 |
| Leeds (LS) | 29.4 | 28.9 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.3 | 11,531 |
| Luton (LU) | 29.3 | 28.9 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.7 | 4,139 |
| Bath (BA) | 29.2 | 28.9 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 7,297 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 29.2 | 28.9 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.7 | 3,949 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 29.2 | 28.9 | +0.3 | −0.8 to +1.3 | 7,332 |
| Redhill (RH) | 29.2 | 28.9 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.5 | 5,554 |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.0 | 28.9 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.8 | 2,729 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.9 | 28.9 | +0.0 | −0.8 to +0.9 | 12,128 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 28.9 | 28.9 | −0.0 | −1.3 to +1.3 | 4,513 |
| London W (W) | 28.7 | 28.9 | −0.2 | −3.1 to +2.7 | 958 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.7 | 28.9 | −0.2 | −1.2 to +0.8 | 8,207 |
| Southampton (SO) | 28.6 | 28.9 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.6 | 9,707 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.6 | 28.9 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.8 | 5,549 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.5 | 28.9 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.4 | 11,239 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 28.5 | 28.9 | −0.5 | −1.4 to +0.5 | 9,696 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.4 | 28.9 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.6 | 7,689 |
| Liverpool (L) | 28.4 | 28.9 | −0.5 | −1.9 to +0.8 | 4,345 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.4 | 28.9 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.2 | 12,977 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 28.3 | 28.9 | −0.6 | −1.2 to +0.0 | 21,886 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 28.3 | 28.9 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.3 | 9,745 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 28.2 | 28.9 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.6 | 4,765 |
| Brighton (BN) | 28.2 | 28.9 | −0.7 | −1.6 to +0.1 | 11,061 |
| Derby (DE) | 28.1 | 28.9 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.4 | 6,261 |
| Guildford (GU) | 28.1 | 28.9 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.2 | 7,365 |
| Bolton (BL) | 27.9 | 28.9 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.3 | 5,014 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 27.8 | 28.9 | −1.1 | −2.4 to +0.3 | 4,256 |
| Newport (NP) | 27.8 | 28.9 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.4 | 15,312 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.8 | 28.9 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.1 | 7,621 |
| Exeter (EX) | 27.7 | 28.9 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.3 | 9,726 |
| Enfield (EN) | 27.7 | 28.9 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.4 | 2,839 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.6 | 28.9 | −1.3 | −2.4 to −0.2 | 6,830 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 27.6 | 28.9 | −1.3 | −2.4 to −0.2 | 6,485 |
| St Albans (AL) | 27.6 | 28.9 | −1.3 | −3.3 to +0.6 | 2,063 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 27.5 | 28.9 | −1.4 | −2.4 to −0.4 | 8,277 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 27.5 | 28.9 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.6 | 11,818 |
| Paisley (PA) | 27.4 | 28.9 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.4 | 5,917 |
| Bradford (BD) | 27.4 | 28.9 | −1.5 | −2.4 to −0.7 | 10,566 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 27.3 | 28.9 | −1.7 | −3.1 to −0.2 | 3,784 |
| Medway (ME) | 27.2 | 28.9 | −1.7 | −2.8 to −0.6 | 6,297 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 27.1 | 28.9 | −1.9 | −3.2 to −0.5 | 4,034 |
| Coventry (CV) | 27.0 | 28.9 | −1.9 | −2.8 to −1.0 | 9,333 |
| Oldham (OL) | 27.0 | 28.9 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.9 | 6,848 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 27.0 | 28.9 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.2 | 14,757 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 26.9 | 28.9 | −2.0 | −3.1 to −0.9 | 6,154 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.8 | 28.9 | −2.1 | −3.0 to −1.3 | 10,342 |
| Slough (SL) | 26.6 | 28.9 | −2.3 | −3.7 to −0.9 | 3,791 |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.6 | 28.9 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.4 | 9,722 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 26.6 | 28.9 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.1 | 5,103 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 26.6 | 28.9 | −2.4 | −3.1 to −1.6 | 14,283 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 26.4 | 28.9 | −2.5 | −4.1 to −0.9 | 2,945 |
| Sheffield (S) | 26.5 | 29.0 | −2.5 | −3.1 to −1.9 | 21,978 |
| Worcester (WR) | 26.2 | 28.9 | −2.8 | −4.0 to −1.5 | 4,652 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 26.1 | 28.9 | −2.8 | −4.0 to −1.6 | 5,444 |
| Hereford (HR) | 26.1 | 28.9 | −2.8 | −4.3 to −1.4 | 3,516 |
| Telford (TF) | 26.1 | 28.9 | −2.8 | −4.1 to −1.5 | 4,407 |
| Perth (PH) | 26.1 | 28.9 | −2.8 | −4.9 to −0.8 | 1,729 |
| Watford (WD) | 26.1 | 28.9 | −2.9 | −4.2 to −1.5 | 4,208 |
| Ilford (IG) | 25.9 | 28.9 | −3.0 | −5.0 to −1.0 | 1,834 |
| Inverness (IV) | 25.7 | 28.9 | −3.2 | −5.0 to −1.4 | 2,254 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 25.7 | 28.9 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −2.0 | 4,911 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.7 | 28.9 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −2.0 | 4,880 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 25.7 | 28.9 | −3.2 | −5.2 to −1.3 | 1,944 |
| Bromley (BR) | 25.5 | 28.9 | −3.5 | −5.0 to −1.9 | 2,930 |
| Dartford (DA) | 25.2 | 28.9 | −3.7 | −5.0 to −2.4 | 4,138 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 24.9 | 28.9 | −4.0 | −7.9 to −0.2 | 486 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.8 | 28.9 | −4.1 | −5.4 to −2.9 | 4,753 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 24.6 | 28.9 | −4.4 | −6.6 to −2.1 | 1,434 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 24.4 | 28.9 | −4.5 | −5.8 to −3.1 | 3,799 |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.4 | 28.9 | −4.5 | −5.5 to −3.5 | 6,796 |
| Romford (RM) | 24.2 | 28.9 | −4.8 | −6.0 to −3.5 | 4,409 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 24.1 | 28.9 | −4.9 | −5.9 to −3.9 | 7,319 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 24.0 | 28.9 | −4.9 | −6.2 to −3.7 | 4,461 |
| Wigan (WN) | 23.0 | 28.9 | −6.0 | −7.2 to −4.8 | 4,578 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 746,543 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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