Pass rate
77.7%
Around average — 5.2 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 202 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£60
2006 Mcc Smart Roadster MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 67,370 mi
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Most common fault
Suspension
21.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 80.1% pass
- Avoid 2004 77.1% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 72.6%
- Typical mileage
- 67k mi
The 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster MOT pass rate is 77.7% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.5× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 17.9% of everything recorded on the 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster, against 12.2% nationally — 5.7 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 21.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.5% and this one manages 77.7% — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 62% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 72.6%. The median 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster in this dataset had covered 67,370 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 75.2% of the time, April–September 80.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 2.97% of tests.
- 202 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.7% overall pass rate, 72.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mcc Smart Roadster, the average is 78.4% — best year 2005 (80.1%), worst 2004 (77.1%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 202
- Typical mileage (median)
- 67,370 mi
- Make and model
- Mcc Smart Roadster
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Smart Roadster MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Smart Roadster
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 51 | 76.5% |
| East of England | 36 | 72.2% |
| North West | 27 | 74.1% |
| West Midlands | 25 | 84.0% |
| Scotland | 17 | 58.8% |
| South West | 15 | 86.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2006 Smart Roadster
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2006 Smart Roadster
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 3.0% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 3.0% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the coil springs 2.5% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2006 Smart Roadster through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£60 — and 62% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£60
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp with a multiple light source up to…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 62%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 202 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Smart Roadster, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2004 to 2006. Across them the pass rate runs from 77.1% to 80.1% — a spread of 3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 77.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 80.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 77.7%registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2006 cars with a similar record
- Nissan 350 Z 77.9%
- Toyota Corolla 78.0%
- Land Rover Range Rover 77.4%
- Toyota Prius 78.0%
- Audi A6 78.0%
- BMW 1 Series 77.3%
Closest pass rates among 2006 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 446 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 99 | 21.90% | 20.98% | +0.92 |
| Brakes | 91 | 20.10% | 20.89% | −0.79 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 81 | 17.90% | 12.21% | +5.69 |
| Tyres | 58 | 12.80% | 19.76% | −6.96 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 47 | 10.40% | 5.52% | +4.88 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 18 | 4.00% | 5.57% | −1.57 |
| Visibility | 15 | 3.30% | 4.97% | −1.67 |
| Non-component advisories | 14 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Steering | 12 | 2.60% | 2.57% | +0.03 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 11 | 2.40% | 1.76% | +0.64 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.0% | £5–20 |
| Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.0% | £3–12 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.0% | £80–200 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.5% | £25–65 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.5% | £8–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.5% | £3–12 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.5% | £80–180 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.5% | £3–12 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.5% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.0% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 17.8% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.4% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.4% | £80–180 |
| Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush Suspension | Advisory | 8.4% | £30–75 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 8.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.4% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 75.0% | 16,029 mi |
| 30-60k | 75 | 76.0% | 48,156 mi |
| 60-90k | 65 | 80.0% | 75,885 mi |
| 90-120k | 38 | 76.3% | 101,319 mi |
| 120k+ | 18 | 88.9% | 161,136 mi |
Source: 202 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2006 Smart Roadster MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster?
77.7% of the 202 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 72.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.97%), stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (2.97%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.97%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 88.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster in this dataset had covered 67,370 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Mcc Smart Roadster MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 75.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 80.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.