2012 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet: MOT pass rate and reliability
76.7% of 2012 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolets pass the MOT first time, measured across 348 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 53,603 miles.
How the 2012 compares
- Against all Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolets (73.2%, 4,065 tests): +3.5 points
- Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +5.9 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 2012 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 2012 Fortwo Cabriolet
The 2012 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.5 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 14-year-old car fails on
A 2012 car is 14 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 2012 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet the average at test was 53,603 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 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.