2004 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe: MOT pass rate and reliability

67.6% of 2004 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupes pass the MOT first time, measured across 475 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 71,223 miles.

How the 2004 compares

  • Against all Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupes (71.5%, 18,263 tests): -3.9 points
  • Against all 2004 cars (64%): +3.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 67.6% 475 71,223
2005 61.5% 494 69,236
2006 65.8% 670 65,371
2007 68% 1,648 68,888
2008 71% 3,093 69,789
2009 70.6% 3,929 67,775
2010 72.1% 3,726 66,770
2011 75.5% 2,428 63,858
2012 78.2% 1,484 57,009

What this means if you are buying a 2004 Fortwo Coupe

The 2004 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.9 points less often than the Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2004 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 22-year-old car fails on

A 2004 car is 22 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 2004 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe the average at test was 71,223 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 2012 at 78.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 61.5%. That 16.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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