2006 Suzuki Swift 1.3L Petrol · DE06 CYP

The Suzuki Swift passed its most recent MOT on 14 September 2024 at 148,345 miles with no defects recorded, leaving it roadworthy as of that test. The maintenance trend appears stable on paper, though the surrounding history shows a worrying pattern of repeated failures logged immediately before the pass. The owner eventually cleared the vehicle, but the record gives no detail on what was wrong. Annual mileage sits at roughly 7,400 miles, typical for a 2006 car. Between the 24 July 2023 pass at 143,186 miles and the 29 July 2024 failure at 148,304 miles the car covered about 5,100 miles. That is light use for a year. The gap then narrows sharply: three tests in September 2024 span only 35 miles, with failures on 13 and 14 September followed by the pass. Such clustering suggests the keeper chased a clean certificate through retests rather than addressing a single fault in one visit. The MOT entries list no advisories and no defects, yet the car failed twice in July 2024 and once in September 2024 with blank defect fields. This is unusual and points to administrative or data-recording gaps rather than a confirmed clean bill of health. A buyer should not treat the no-defect lines as proof of sound condition. In person, the buyer should scrutinise structural corrosion on sills and suspension mounts, check brake discs and calipers for binding, and inspect coil springs and suspension bushes for fatigue after 148,000 miles. The blank failure records mean hidden faults may exist; a independent inspection beneath the car is warranted before purchase.