Pass rate
75.0%
Around average — 2.5 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 232 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£83
2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 64,358 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
24.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 83.3% pass
- Avoid 2002 71.7% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 11.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 69.5%
- Typical mileage
- 64k mi
The 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet MOT pass rate is 75.0% of its MOT tests — 2.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.6× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 19.1% of everything recorded on the 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet, against 12.2% nationally — 6.9 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 24.0%, but at 20.9% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 232 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 Mcc Cabriolet compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 2.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 69.5%. The median 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet in this dataset had covered 64,358 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.0% of the time, April–September 70.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 5.60% of tests.
- 232 recorded tests behind this page.
- 75.0% overall pass rate, 69.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Smart Mcc Cabriolet, the average is 76.6% — best year 2011 (83.3%), worst 2002 (71.7%).
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
- 232
- Typical mileage (median)
- 64,358 mi
- Make and model
- Smart Mcc Cabriolet
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Cabriolet MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Smart Mcc Cabriolet is most common
Across all Cabriolet model years on record (2002–2012): 1,214 Smart Mcc Cabriolet cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,789 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 45 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 45 | 87.4% |
| 2 | Portsmouth (PO) | 28 | 74.7% |
| 3 | Bristol (BS) | 26 | 75.4% |
| 4 | Nottingham (NG) | 25 | 73.6% |
| 5 | Poole (BH) | 24 | 76.5% |
| 6 | London (SE) | 24 | 87.1% |
| 7 | Dartford (DA) | 23 | 81.0% |
| 8 | Enfield (EN) | 23 | 87.8% |
| 9 | Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22 | 74.5% |
| 10 | London (N) | 21 | 94.6% |
| 11 | London (E) | 21 | 88.9% |
| 12 | Exeter (EX) | 20 | 71.4% |
| 13 | Yeovil (BA) | 20 | 67.3% |
| 14 | Southampton (SO) | 19 | 72.5% |
| 15 | Croydon (CR) | 19 | 78.9% |
| 16 | Gloucester (GL) | 18 | 71.2% |
| 17 | Preston (PR) | 18 | 62.2% |
| 18 | Swindon (SN) | 17 | 72.1% |
| 19 | Maidstone (ME) | 17 | 70.7% |
| 20 | Leicester (LE) | 17 | 80.6% |
The twenty areas with the most Smart Mcc Cabriolet cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Cabriolet
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 78 | 82.1% |
| South West | 58 | 67.2% |
| East of England | 25 | 68.0% |
| West Midlands | 18 | 77.8% |
| London | 16 | 93.8% |
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 Cabriolet
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 Cabriolet
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 5.6% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly 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 exhaust and emissions 4.7% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the suspension joints 3.5% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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 Cabriolet through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£83 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£83
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £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
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 232 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 Cabriolet, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2002 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.7% to 83.3% — a spread of 11.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 71.7% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2003 76.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 74.8% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2005 75.0% headlamp aim projected beam image…
- 2006 75.0%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 75.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 74.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2009 79.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2010 82.0% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2011 83.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 78.0% service brake performance…
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 Smart Mcc Cabriolet 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
- Chrysler Jeep 300 75.0%
- Saab 9-5 75.1%
- Suzuki Wagon-R+ 74.9%
- Land Rover Discovery 74.8%
- Toyota Avensis 75.2%
- Jaguar S-Type 75.3%
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 Smart Mcc Cabriolet 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 536 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 129 | 24.00% | 20.89% | +3.11 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 103 | 19.10% | 12.21% | +6.89 |
| Suspension | 81 | 15.10% | 20.98% | −5.88 |
| Tyres | 72 | 13.40% | 19.76% | −6.36 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 57 | 10.60% | 5.52% | +5.08 |
| Steering | 30 | 5.60% | 2.57% | +3.03 |
| Visibility | 29 | 5.40% | 4.97% | +0.43 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 25 | 4.60% | 5.57% | −0.97 |
| Non-component advisories | 8 | 1.50% | 4.18% | −2.68 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 0.40% | 0.82% | −0.42 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.6% | £5–25 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.7% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.9% | £30–80 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.9% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.0% | £25–65 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.0% | £60–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.0% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.0% | £18–45 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 3.0% | £5–15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 19.0% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 15.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.7% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.1% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 9.1% | £200–700 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 7.8% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 9 | 88.9% | 18,429 mi |
| 30-60k | 85 | 77.6% | 48,544 mi |
| 60-90k | 106 | 73.6% | 72,051 mi |
| 90-120k | 31 | 71.0% | 96,623 mi |
Source: 232 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 Cabriolet MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet?
75.0% of the 232 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 69.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (5.60%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (4.74%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (3.88%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.9% of the time, falling to 71.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet in this dataset had covered 64,358 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Smart Mcc Cabriolet MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.