2009 Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability
73.4% of 2009 Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Autos pass the MOT first time, measured across 368 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 63,758 miles.
How the 2009 compares
- Against all Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Autos (76.3%, 2,780 tests): -2.9 points
- Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): +7.3 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 73.4% | 368 | 63,758 |
| 2010 | 75.9% | 344 | 61,766 |
| 2011 | 73.8% | 413 | 60,732 |
| 2012 | 78.8% | 425 | 54,910 |
| 2013 | 78.1% | 1,151 | 49,120 |
What this means if you are buying a 2009 Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto
The 2009 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.9 points less often than the Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2009 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 17-year-old car fails on
A 2009 car is 17 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2009 Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto the average at test was 63,758 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2012 at 78.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 73.4%. That 5.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.