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Suzuki Swift

🇯🇵 Japan ·1985–now· hatchback

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Suzuki Swift (2024) hybrid DSC 7922: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. Suzuki Swift front-1: Luftfahrrad· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. '09 Suzuki Swift+ (Orange Julep): Bull-Doser· Public domain
  4. 4. 1998 Suzuki Swift GA in Medium Blue Metallic front three quarters: Trans-nyan· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. 2008 Suzuki Swift (RS415) RE.3 5-door hatchback (2015-06-25) 01: OSX· Public domain
  6. 6. 2008 Suzuki Swift (RS415) RE.3 5-door hatchback (2015-06-25) 02: OSX· Public domain
  7. 7. 2009 Suzuki Swift (RS415) 5-door hatchback (2011-04-22): OSX· Public domain
  8. 8. 2010 Suzuki Swift (RS415) 5-door hatchback (2018-10-30): EurovisionNim· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 2010 Suzuki Swift (RS415) 5-door hatchback (2018-11-02): EurovisionNim· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. 2010 Suzuki Swift (RS416) Sport 5-door hatchback (2015-11-11) 02: OSX· Public domain
  11. 11. 2012 Suzuki Swift SZ4 1.2 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  12. 12. 2012 Suzuki Swift SZ4 1.2 Rear: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Suzuki Swift, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0

base stats

  • power 123 hptop version
  • efficiency 98 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 93,860 in NL#23 most common
  • price € 25.332new, 2026
  • weight 1,023 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.

spec sheet

built
1985–now
body
hatchback
engine
1.0 L–1.6 L
cylinders
3–4
turbo
no
power
50–123 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,023 kg
fuel use
4.3–7.1 L/100 km
CO₂
98–169 g/km
US rating
24–41 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars, Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
€ 16.664

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

93,860 are registered in the Netherlands today, #23 of all models. Most common build year: 2007 (9,253 cars).

19852026

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 63,802 Swifts from 2006–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2013€ 15.525
  • 2014€ 16.378
  • 2015€ 16.656
  • 2016€ 17.069
  • 2017€ 18.269
  • 2018€ 19.039
names it's registered under (30)
  • Swift 93,084
  • Swift Cabrio U9 110
  • Swift 1 89
  • Swift 1.3 GLX 40
  • Swift 1.3 GTI U9 36
  • Swift 1.6 GLX Sedan U9 25
  • Swift 1.3 GL Automatic U9 25
  • Swift U9 24
  • Swift 1.3 GL Sedan U9 24
  • Swift 1.2 24
  • Swift GL U9 23
  • Swift 1.3 GTI S6 22
  • Swift GLS Automatic 21
  • Swift 1.3 GC 21
  • Swift 1.3 GL U9 19
  • Swift 1.3 GL Automatic K6 18
  • Swift 1.3 GS 18
  • Swift 1.3 GL S6 18
  • Swift 1.3 GS U9 18
  • Swift 1.0 GL S6 17
  • Swift 1.3 GLX S6 17
  • Swift GL Automatic U9 13
  • Swift GLS 13
  • Swift GTI U9 13
  • Swift GL 13
  • Swift GL Automatic 11
  • Swift 1.3 GLS 10
  • Swift 1.3 10
  • Swift 1.0 GL Automatic S6 9
  • Swift 1.3 GTI K9 8

🇺🇸 US versions (55)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1989–2011. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2011Swift x1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular288.4
2011Swift x1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular298.1
2010Swift x1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular269.0
2010Swift x1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular307.8
2006Swift x1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
2006Swift x1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
2005Swift1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular269.0
2005Swift1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
2005Swift x1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular269.0
2005Swift x1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
2004Swift1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular269.0
2004Swift1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
2001Swift1.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular288.4
2001Swift1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular346.9
2000Swift1.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular288.4
2000Swift1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular346.9
1998Swift1.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular288.4
1998Swift1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular356.7
1997Swift1.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular288.4
1997Swift1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular356.7
1996Swift1.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular288.4
1996Swift1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular356.7
1995Swift1.0 L 3 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular327.4
1995Swift1.0 L 3 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular405.9
1994Swift1.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular278.7

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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