Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 0.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 679 individual Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate76.1%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-0.6 points
Tests analysed679
Average mileage at test57,794 miles
Average year of manufacture2012
Reliability rank1,589 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 76.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 24 in every 100 Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd 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 Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto tested had covered 57,794 miles and was built around 2012.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd 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 Fortwo Pulse Mhd 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 Fortwo Pulse Mhd Autos actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto

  1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 5% of tests (6.48x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4% of tests (2.45x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.9% of tests (2.25x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.2% of tests (2.22x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.7% of tests (1.85x the national rate for this defect)
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.2% of tests
  7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2% of tests
  8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.8% of tests
  9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.6% of tests
  10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.4% of tests

From 967 DVSA-tracked Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.39% of these flagged Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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