Suzuki Swift hatchback review - Carbuyer 

Maybe the plastics of interior are cheap, but this is japan. And japan means reliability!!! You take a polo for his quality but his reliability can't compare with this car... japan power!!!!!!!!

I got mine today, well i cant stop driving it, i took the long road home today just because i want to drive it.

God i love this car. Swift proves that small cars can place huge smile on your face :).

I rented this car in Australia. Was so much fun i put on 1000km in less than 2 days :D

I've just looked at 10 Swift reviews on RU-vid and this one is by far the best. I would have like to see more - a longer vid.

I have a swift, i love it, its got great visibility, decent space for rear passengers and is beautiful to drive.

Have bought one of these in Horizon orange, built in satnav, cruise control, AC, Black alloy wheels, superb car!!

just got one of these, as my first car, in 2020. didn’t realise Matt made videos this long ago. love it!

I bought this car back in 2012 partly thanks to this video. It's a great car.

Thanks for all these great reviews. Its made the job of deciding on a car much easier.

Have one since 2013 and I love it!

Nice review! :D I like the changes in the new Swift, the number of airbags, the adjustable steering wheel, the new stereo and the design of the board :)

Here is my review as a passenger. (We have one, but I´m only 14). I am 1.85, but there is just enough room in the back seats. But just barley. If i have a headset on, it will touch the roof. Something that one may find annoying. I also find, that when I sit in the front, I really have to have the seat far back if there would have to be room for a steering wheel. I have not tried adjusting the hight of the seat tho... But since I´m obviously driving, I can do with having my knees a bit higher, and there still room. I don´t know if it´s me, but I seem to have rather long legs. It´s my mum who drives, and is the only one in my family of 4 that has a drivers license. And I´m much taler than her. So if I´m going to practice-drive when I´m 16, there will be some back and fourth with the seat, and you can easily do so with the back of your foot towards the front of the seat of the... Seat. The seats are not bad, and I like sitting in the front, not only for the view of the road, but also for the sporty-seat-side-hugger-things. The suspension is indeed rather stiff, and if you face some of those annoying single-lane-supercar-destroying-speedbumps, you can sue that place for head wobble. The interior is rather nice, despite the plastic. I rather like the layout, and I really like the little room for your phone or whatever on the top of the dash. But the glove box is a bit weirdly built, and you can clearly see beyond it. You may loose a penny in there... The boot is actually surprisingly big, for what it appears to be. Back in the days we used to have a 1999 Citroen Berlingo, and the boot in that thing is the Vatican. But the 4 of us came us from Stavanger to our grandma in Flekkefjord for christmas, with personal items and nearly all gifts. You´ll be surprised what you can fit in places if you just try hard enough... And then we come to the design. I rather like it, and it looks happy. Tho. Unfortunately I don´t like it´s ass. It like this with all cars, but why do they all have to have that sloping side windshield line? Why do it lift it´s ass? Maybe most cars just have to poo... Maybe that´s why they can make such a noise... Apart from that, it´s rather happy looking, and it´s rather nice overall. But there is some weirdness with the lines around the mirrors... But this one, is a rare one. It has the black window coulombs and gets that Scania like feature. If you make the bonnet black, you can almost call it a Scania baby. A Babya... I have really never understand that black hood thing... With trucks I prefer the Volvo over the Scania. I really like Volvo. Would not mind a good Volvo as a first car. Hell, I wouldn´ mind a swift for a first car. As far as panel gaps are concerned, there is nothing to worry about. When it comes to the engine, this thing is no slowpoke. It really want´s to get up in speed, I can report as my mum´s opinion on the area. But she is still able to control the speed and keep it there, whilst crazy drivers, - that apparently think it is 90, to there is no higher than 80 on that route, - all come pile-ing up behind us. We have seen some crazy shizzle out there on the streets of E39 and I´m thinking of going all Russian-style and get a hood-cam on there. Tho I think I got a guy on film doing some dangerous business with my Samsung Vloging-style camera. When it comes to safety, I must say it´s rather good. I have watched the 5-star car´s clip, and it seems to deform in all the right ways. It has 2 airbags in the front and curtain airbags on the side. There seems to be a beam in the middle of the cab, going across the roof. Whether this is a roll-bar, or just a feature, I do not know. So what about the conclusion then? Well, we bought it used in 2012 for approximately 200.000 NOK, witch is not bad. And there was and is no problems with it as of right now. After having had the Berlingo for over 6-years, we first got a VW Touran, but the gear system was all gone. When my mum drove it back from the dealership the clutch went. We got it repaired again, it happened again, we got it repaired again. But it happened AGAIN! Something like that never the less. It was a diesel, but now we have the swift with an automatic. I might just have bought this as a first car. If it has to be a small car I might as well go for this one. Rather safe for such a small car, and the room is just enough in the front. BUT. I´d rather have a Volvo XC or V. In comparrison to itself: 8/10 In comparrison to everything: 7/10 Has some untaped potential, as far as my taste go. All around nice car. This over the diesel Touran for sure.

I have it and I have no qualms about the car and it is very reliable. It has not given me a single problem so far. Easy handling and great for city driving. But I do wish it had a better suspension and a lesser turning radius for its size.

I'd love one of these. It's a shame they don't do clever things with the back seats to make up for poor boot space. My 2007 Mistubishi colt (3.8 meter long supermini) has sliding rear seats so you can choose between rear leg room or boot space depending on each journey. The seats also unclip and come out altogether to create a small van! The Yaris seats also slide (even the mk1 Yaris) and of course the Honda Jazz has the 'magic' rear seat design for awkward loads. All these are small cars and manage to do something clever with the back seats. Having said that I would still buy a Suzuki Swift 2010+ model as it seems like great value, economy, reliability and looks. Road tax for the 1.2 petrol in the UK is only £30 per year and 50mpg is good considering it's quite powerful and responsive. 😍

I wish Canada had this car,I test drove one on vacation & loved it so much but there isn't any like this in the great white north...I will settle for a Toyota Yaris I guess.

Great review. A lot of show and tell in under 2:50 mins! thanks a lot :)

I sold my beloved Suzuki Swift and bought a Ford Fiesta Zetec to which i loved just as much..But guess what, as of last week, i traded in My Ford and got a great deal on a 2017 pre registered Suzuki Swift SZ-L again in White with Black 16 inch Spoke glossy alloys and a FULL SPEC..Man it looks beautiful.. No way is it noisey or rough on Motorways and the fuel economy is a tad better than the Ford...BOTH cars do exactly what it says on the tin....I am going to keep this car for two years and see what happens with the prices on the NEW SHAPE SWIFTS.....ESP THE 1.0 BOOSTER JET ENGINE....

Love my susuki swift

I'm getting mine for my birthday gift from my self . Cant wait

I love the look of these in white, with black alloys. Very nice.

Wow man I’ve just passed my test and bought this car, same colour and all I’m so excited. Cool af first car!

I love this new suzuki swift, though it got some issues with ground clearance. There is some little rotating thing at the back between the wheels (differential area i guess) which is prone to road speed bumps and road which isn’t of all weather

we got a 84 model 820.000 km suzuki alto. Suzuki doesnt decay or oxidized. Same model honda's mitsubishi's mazda's and even bmw's are decayed and in junk yard.

Thats the one I have, at 70 mph on the high road you can still ask for more from the motor. The days pass and I love this car more and more. As I said most of its competitors are great cars, the ones I would scratch out the list are Renault Sandero, peugot 206 and Seat Ibiza. All the others are safe options.

I didn't know they still made these! We had this car in the states under a different name. Sadly they stopped selling them around 1999-2000 or so. Nice to see they look as good now as they did then.

Is that the only way to fold the rear seats? Isn´t it possible to lift the bench and the folded rear part towards the front seats?

Sorry, another note. I wish you mentioned the engine options. If they are carry overs from the last gen? I know there was a 100bhp one and a sportier 125bhp one?? Just curious. Thanks!

If you don't mind the small boot and need some more leg room at the back seat for a mini car, this one is for you.

My Swift is manual, I highly recommend getting the manual and not the automatic, the manual has a 5 speed gear box while the automatic uses a 4 gear box. As for the clutch, its really comfortable. I'm telling you , the swift is the way to go its a great car all around. The MPG on the swift is considerably better than its competitors, so you wont spend a lot of cash on gas.

I’m not sure whether to get one of these or a Kia Rio for my first car. Can someone please help me decide

This is the best supermini on the market! Its better than the peugeot 208, hyundai i20, opel corsa, skoda fabia...

I just adore, adore my Suzuki Swift!!!

Hello, do any of you know the behavior of this car in winter? I mean with the rust and the salt off the roads

We get the SS here in Canada. I've had 3. Great little car!

Is this a good first car? I'm thinking of buying this or the Jazz. Can someone please help me pick. :)

How tall are you? Im thinking about buying it but want eunogh leg room behind me since I am almost 2m tall, currently have 06 megane and people behind me suffer small leg room...

Im thinking about a swift, what they like at 70mph motorway speed? what revs they doing at 70mph and what engines in yours im looking at the 1.2 .....Regards

nice review mat

OFF COURSE ITS WONDERFUL CAR

Just borrowed one of these as a curtesy car lots or road & wind noise on motorway engine doing above 3000rpm at 70 so some engine noise too had headache after only 35 miles

What are the trim levels for this model Swift?

I wathc all reviews with Matt :D

Just bought this today. Can't wait until next Tuesday.

the best reviewer

is suzuki swift A/T can go high terrains? what i mean in highlands?

I guess Im having a Carbuyer video marathon already, who else?

should i buy swift or polo?

I recently had to decide weather to buy the Swift or the Mazda 2. Honestly both are great cars. to answer your question yes. the boot is a bit smaller , not considerably... in other words you should make a choice by driving both either one is a great option. Have you considered the fiesta? it has the same motor as the Mazda, you could enjoy that as well. Personally I could not be happier than with my Swift. I never get bored of driving and I drive a lot!

is the boot of the mazda 2 bigger than the swift?

i also wanted to buy it..can u tell me about the handling

@2:40 Matt actually walks forward!

I was kinda disapointed in the not so radical change in the new Swift, but it still looks good. They improved what they needed too. The interior, and car overall. If the reports are true I can't wait for this car to come to the U.S. A poor man's MINI.

is the mazda 2's boot bigger than the swift's?

i like swift too much bt 1 thing is dat insert led light in front head light as well as in the back light...

Mat always good job

AS they are now making 4x4 versions of this, they should make wheel base a little bit lower and wider, throw in something like 1.6 l. turbocharged engine (or even a 2 liter to be completely insane), lsd, send more power to the rear wheels and give it a double exhausts along with more agresive body kit. That would be ultimate pocket rocket :D But difficult to do, since weight distribution wouldn't be balanced and so much power (especially in rear axle) in whort wheel base would cause problems.

Can these work for tall people who want compact cars?🤔

I'm thinking about getting a swift for my daughter's first car after she gets her license. I'm not entirely sure though, however, after reading a few of the comments, I'm fairly certain this is a suitable car. Thanks for the video.

Picking mine up in September - Blue SZ4 5 door, woop woop! =D

the engine on the 2010-present Suzuki Swift Engine 1.2 L I4 1.4 L I4

How about fuel consumption? is it ok?

i wanted the Fiesta or Focus hatch but my dad doesn't like American and Korean cars. He only wants Japanese. Oh, and is your swift manual? I'm curious if the clutch on the swift is light like the Mazda's :)

@Gibson299 there's a giant difference from the 09 to the 11 version though.

Love the Swift

You should go for Swift, Polo seem empty for interior and Swift much fun to drive

Can you do a CarBuyer Blooper compilation video? Thank you!

For what it is, it seems to be a nice car.

A lady I met down the spar gave a very poor review of her Swift, it had the worst condensation problem of all the cars she had owned, it drank fuel at an unacceptable rate and she didn't like it's ride. I only asked her about it because I was looking for a new car at the time.

I've had the previous model for the last 3 1/2 years and I think this looks much nicer, especially from a side profile, cabin looks much neater too. Shame the rear seats don't fold flat though. On my 2007 GL you can tumble them forwards. Seems like a bit of a backwards step to me, especially when one of the biggest gripes people had with the old model was the small boot :-/ .

Not a great fan of japanese cars, but if forced to buy one, this would be it. Very nice design, in person looks better, and very fun to drive. Feels a little "plasticky", but for the rest, it is a very nice and sporty ride. Love those backseat headrests, if you don´t push them up to an appropiate position they will be very uncomfortable on your back, so it is a nice feature to force everyone to protect their heads.

1:01 THE CAR IS NOT MOVING like it is in actual when ur driving. but off course nice insertion and wonderful car it is and very nice review

I have a Suzuki swift 1.3 petrol,it has great corner speeds and will fly on motorways givin a long road,its not very well put together,glove box,doors and roof not inline,also rear passenger side drum brake,the piston and piston cyl can corrode and semi sieze up so check these at every service,plus the nut that holds it in is a one off use so purchase a nut before you undertake this job.

@ItsMrDeadpooToYou it's also my first and i gotta say, it's actually quite fun to drive. make sure to get the bluetooth version though if ur techy as me that's a must have.

i love my swift..the handling is superb...=)

Suzuki Kizashi review please.

1:57 What plastic do u want in a cheap city car??

DrixUy if your not fussed about it being sporty go for the jazz one of the most reliable cars you can get. More room in it aswell.

I just got one it is nice

and the clasic bottle test?

like ur review!!!!

such a good video review for a length of 2:49

i love the suzuki swift :)

Want to buy one by the end of the year

Me too....it is a excellent car....

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@MatWatsonCarbuyer 180 cm, thank you very much for the answer! I'm 183/184 so it will be helpfull.

the noise is just fine.you are making it one too much.

coolest hatchback after the alfa 147!!

Can you give me your opinions about which car is better and why. I am between Toyota Passo or Suzuki Swift both automatic and year 2009

este tio es fantastico!!!

Yeah this guy is great

great car !,

He never mentioned any engines?

Suzuki Swift Re.4 review please :)

I want this in the US!!!

I love my Grand vitara :)

you said there is good as ever headroom in this suzuki swift... yet in the seat ibiza, it looks like you have about the same amount of headroom, and you say it is 'severely limited' in the seat ibiza.

Love my 2014 Suzuki Swift. Feels better put together than the Mazda 2. I think they look rad. Just wish I could of afforded alloy wheels as the plastic hub caps look junky.

i'm 8 years late but isn't this the dude from carwow?