2006 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe: MOT pass rate and reliability
65.8% of 2006 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupes pass the MOT first time, measured across 670 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 65,371 miles.
How the 2006 compares
- Against all Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupes (71.5%, 18,263 tests): -5.7 points
- Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): +1.7 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 2006 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 2006 Fortwo Coupe
The 2006 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.7 points less often than the Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2006 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 20-year-old car fails on
A 2006 car is 20 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 2006 Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Coupe the average at test was 65,371 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 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.