Smart City Passion 61 Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Smart City Passion 61 Auto fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 9.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 590 individual Smart City Passion 61 Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 67.5% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | -9.2 points |
| Tests analysed | 590 |
| Average mileage at test | 69,425 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2005 |
| Reliability rank | 1,818 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 67.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 33 in every 100 Smart City Passion 61 Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Smart City Passion 61 Auto tested had covered 69,425 miles and was built around 2005.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Smart City Passion 61 Auto bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.
Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.
Looking at a specific Smart City Passion 61 Auto rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Smart City Passion 61 Autos actually sold for at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a Smart City Passion 61 Auto
- Emissions levels exceed default limits, 3% of tests (10.17x the national rate for this defect)
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 3.2% of tests (8.06x the national rate for this defect)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 13% of tests (7.37x the national rate for this defect)
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 6.5% of tests (5.26x the national rate for this defect)
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.6% of tests (4.78x the national rate for this defect)
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests (4.29x the national rate for this defect)
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.7% of tests (4.17x 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, 3.4% of tests (3.48x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.9% of tests (3.46x the national rate for this defect)
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4.3% of tests (2.6x the national rate for this defect)
From 909 DVSA-tracked Smart City Passion 61 Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.79% of these flagged Smart City Passion 61 Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Other Smart models
- Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto - 75.9%
- Smart Roadster 80 Auto(Rhd) - 72.3%
- Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto - 76.1%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Mercedes-Benz Clk - 67.5%
- Chevrolet Trax - 67.5%
- Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler - 67.5%
- Volvo 900 Series - 67.4%
- Volvo 800 Series - 67.4%
- Nissan Murano - 67.4%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
- What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
- What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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