2008 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet: MOT pass rate and reliability
71.6% of 2008 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolets pass the MOT first time, measured across 823 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 67,743 miles.
How the 2008 compares
- Against all Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolets (73.2%, 4,065 tests): -1.6 points
- Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +6.9 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 75% | 232 | 69,075 |
| 2008 | 71.6% | 823 | 67,743 |
| 2009 | 73.2% | 857 | 65,466 |
| 2010 | 72.8% | 713 | 65,775 |
| 2011 | 77.6% | 606 | 60,159 |
| 2012 | 76.7% | 348 | 53,603 |
What this means if you are buying a 2008 Fortwo Cabriolet
The 2008 sits close to the Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 an 18-year-old car fails on
A 2008 car is 18 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2008 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet the average at test was 67,743 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 2011 at 77.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 71.6%. That 6.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.