2011 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet: MOT pass rate and reliability
77.6% of 2011 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolets pass the MOT first time, measured across 606 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 60,159 miles.
How the 2011 compares
- Against all Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolets (73.2%, 4,065 tests): +4.4 points
- Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): +8.9 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 2011 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 2011 Fortwo Cabriolet
The 2011 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.4 points more often than the Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet 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 15-year-old car fails on
A 2011 car is 15 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 2011 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet the average at test was 60,159 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.
2011 is the strongest year on record for this model at 77.6%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.