2019 Smart (Mcc) Forfour: MOT pass rate and reliability

85.5% of 2019 Smart (Mcc) Forfours pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,956 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 26,731 miles.

How the 2019 compares

  • Against all Smart (Mcc) Forfours (79%, 22,713 tests): +6.5 points
  • Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): -2.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Smart (Mcc) Forfour model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Smart (Mcc) Forfour:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 58.2% 201 105,289
2005 68.4% 569 97,919
2006 62.7% 450 99,045
2015 74.1% 5,494 52,067
2016 77.6% 5,316 45,665
2017 81.8% 4,780 39,688
2018 85.9% 3,849 32,368
2019 85.5% 1,956 26,731

What this means if you are buying a 2019 Forfour

The 2019 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.5 points more often than the Smart (Mcc) Forfour average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 7-year-old car fails on

A 2019 car is 7 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2019 Smart (Mcc) Forfour the average at test was 26,731 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 2018 at 85.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 58.2%. That 27.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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