Smart City Brabus MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Smart City Brabus MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Smart City Brabus passed on its first attempt in 72.0%, and its overall record sits −3.6 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Smart City Brabus in the 2023–2025 data: 62 tests across 1 model years (2004–2004). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Smart City Brabus MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Smart City Brabus, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Smart City Brabus's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Smart City Brabus DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Smart City Brabus, each with how many of the model's 62 tests it was noted on.

• "Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning" (Minor) — noted on about 6 Smart City Brabus tests, 9.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 4 Smart City Brabus tests, 6.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 3 Smart City Brabus tests, 4.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Horn not working" (Major) — noted on about 3 Smart City Brabus tests, 4.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 2 Smart City Brabus tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 2 Smart City Brabus tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Smart City Brabus Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Smart City Brabus model year on record is 2004 (77.4% across 62 tests), and the weakest is 2004 (77.4%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Smart City Brabus Owners

These checks follow this Smart City Brabus's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Smart City Brabus.

• the lights — “stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning”

  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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the coil springs — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Smart City Brabus. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Smart City Brabus MOT & Reliability