Smart: MOT pass rate and reliability
Smart vehicles pass the MOT first time 77.2% of the time, measured across 13,095 DVSA tests. That is 0.2 points better than the 77% national average, ranking Smart 29 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Smart models
- Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto - 75.9%, 2,794 tests
- Smart Roadster 80 Auto(Rhd) - 72.3%, 912 tests
- Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto - 76.1%, 679 tests
- Smart City Passion 61 Auto - 67.5%, 590 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Smart
Pooled across all Smart models, not just one: what actually fails on a Smart more than the UK average.
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 1.1% of tests (2.73x the national rate for this defect)
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2% of tests (2.62x the national rate for this defect)
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 0.9% of tests (2.04x the national rate for this defect)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.4% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.5% of tests (1.79x the national rate for this defect)
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.5% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this defect)
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.5% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.5% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.9% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
From 20,074 DVSA-tracked Smart tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.76% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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