Pass rate
73.5%
Below average — 1.0 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 68 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £18–£59
2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 62,699 mi
Only 68 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
21.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 73.5% pass · this year
- Avoid 2006 73.5% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.7%
- Typical mileage
- 63k mi
The 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle MOT pass rate is 73.5% of its MOT tests — 1.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Smart Fortwo Truestyle does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 10.5% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Based on a small sample. 68 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 Smart Fortwo Truestyle compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 1.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.7%. The median 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle in this dataset had covered 62,699 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.9% of the time, April–September 63.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake fluid warning lamp defective", noted on 7.35% of tests.
- 68 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.5% overall pass rate, 66.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Smart Fortwo Truestyle, the average is 73.5% — best year 2006 (73.5%), worst 2006 (73.5%).
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
- 68
- Typical mileage (median)
- 62,699 mi
- Make and model
- Smart Fortwo Truestyle
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Fortwo Truestyle MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Fortwo Truestyle
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 26 | 69.2% |
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 Fortwo Truestyle
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 Fortwo Truestyle
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 7.3% of tests
“brake fluid warning lamp defective”
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 coil springs 7.3% 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.
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Check the wipers and washers 7.3% of tests
“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.
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 Fortwo Truestyle through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £18–£59 — and 51% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £18–£59
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp with a multiple light source up to…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 51%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 68 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 →
Compare the 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle 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
- Volvo S40 73.5%
- Daihatsu Sirion 73.5%
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class 73.6%
- BMW X5 73.6%
- Volvo V70 73.6%
- Subaru Forester 73.6%
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 Smart Fortwo Truestyle 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 165 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 | 36 | 21.10% | 20.98% | +0.12 |
| Brakes | 36 | 21.10% | 20.89% | +0.21 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26 | 15.20% | 12.21% | +2.99 |
| Tyres | 18 | 10.50% | 19.76% | −9.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 17 | 9.90% | 5.52% | +4.38 |
| Visibility | 10 | 5.80% | 4.97% | +0.83 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8 | 4.70% | 5.57% | −0.87 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 2.90% | 4.18% | −1.28 |
| Road Wheels | 5 | 2.90% | 0.75% | +2.15 |
| Steering | 4 | 2.30% | 2.57% | −0.27 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake fluid warning lamp defective Brakes | Minor | 7.3% | £3–15 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 7.3% | £25–65 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 7.3% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 5.9% | £18–45 |
| Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.9% | £3–12 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.4% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.4% | £30–80 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.9% | £40–150 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.9% | £3–12 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £3–12 |
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 | 19.1% | £200–700 |
| Flexible brake hoses excessively deteriorated Brakes | Advisory | 17.6% | £25–70 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.8% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 10.3% | £80–180 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.8% | £40–150 |
| Badly distorted Road Wheels | Advisory | 7.3% | £20–55 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 23,660 mi |
| 30-60k | 24 | 79.2% | 47,909 mi |
| 60-90k | 25 | 64.0% | 67,849 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 76.9% | 111,011 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 50.0% | 127,523 mi |
Source: 68 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 Fortwo Truestyle MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle?
73.5% of the 68 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 66.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle?
The three most recorded items are brake fluid warning lamp defective (7.35%), coil spring fractured or broken (7.35%), wipers blade defective (7.35%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle in this dataset had covered 62,699 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Smart Fortwo Truestyle MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 63.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.