SM Smart Mcc Cabriolet MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Smart Mcc Cabriolet MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Smart Mcc Cabriolet passed on its first attempt in 71.0%, and its overall record sits −4.4 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Smart Mcc Cabriolet in the 2023–2025 data: 2,789 tests across 11 model years (2002–2012). 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 Mcc Cabriolet MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Smart Mcc Cabriolet, 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 Mcc Cabriolet's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Smart Mcc Cabriolet DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Smart Mcc Cabriolet, each with how many of the model's 2,789 tests it was noted on.

• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 84 Smart Mcc Cabriolet tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 79 Smart Mcc Cabriolet tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 79 Smart Mcc Cabriolet tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 69 Smart Mcc Cabriolet tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 69 Smart Mcc Cabriolet tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 64 Smart Mcc Cabriolet tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Smart Mcc Cabriolet Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Smart Mcc Cabriolet model year on record is 2011 (83.3% across 227 tests), and the weakest is 2002 (71.7%). The gap between them is 11.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Smart Mcc Cabriolet reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.2 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Smart Mcc Cabriolet Owners

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

• 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.

• the lights — “headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”

  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 exhaust and emissions — “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.

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

Where the Smart Mcc Cabriolet is most common

Across every Cabriolet model year 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.

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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Smart Mcc Cabriolet MOT & Reliability