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

The Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 5.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 18,413 individual Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate70.9%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-5.8 points
Tests analysed18,413
Average mileage at test66,196 miles
Average year of manufacture2009
Reliability rank1,733 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 70.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 29 in every 100 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo 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) Fortwo Coupe tested had covered 66,196 miles and was built around 2009.

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) Fortwo 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) Fortwo 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) Fortwo Coupes actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

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

  1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.1% of tests (4x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.4% of tests (2.91x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4.7% of tests (2.85x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 1% of tests (2.62x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.1% of tests (2.25x the national rate for this defect)
  6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.9% of tests (2.19x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.9% of tests (2.19x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.8% of tests (2.06x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.8% of tests (1.88x the national rate for this defect)
  10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)

From 27,864 DVSA-tracked Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.93% of these flagged Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Smart (Mcc) Fortwo 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) Fortwo Coupe year:

Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

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