Smart (Mcc) City Coupe: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Smart (Mcc) City Coupe fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 10.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 4,269 individual Smart (Mcc) City Coupe tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate66.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-10.4 points
Tests analysed4,269
Average mileage at test68,033 miles
Average year of manufacture2004
Reliability rank1,845 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 66.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 34 in every 100 Smart (Mcc) City Coupes 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 (Mcc) City Coupe tested had covered 68,033 miles and was built around 2004.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Smart (Mcc) City Coupe 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 (Mcc) City Coupe 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 (Mcc) City Coupes actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Smart (Mcc) City Coupe

  1. Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap, 1.5% of tests (16.16x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 3.8% of tests (9.64x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 1.9% of tests (6.34x the national rate for this defect)
  4. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 9.4% of tests (5.32x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests (4.32x the national rate for this defect)
  6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.5% of tests (3.91x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 4.8% of tests (3.88x the national rate for this defect)
  8. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.4% of tests (3.44x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.1% of tests (2.52x the national rate for this defect)
  10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.9% of tests (2.34x the national rate for this defect)

From 6,475 DVSA-tracked Smart (Mcc) City Coupe tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.65% of these flagged Smart (Mcc) City Coupe defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Smart (Mcc) City Coupe pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Smart (Mcc) City Coupe year:

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