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

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

The Smart Mcc Fortwo passed on its first attempt in 79.1%, and its overall record sits +1.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Smart Mcc Fortwo in the 2023–2025 data: 142,160 tests across 20 model years (2001–2020). 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 Fortwo MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Smart Mcc Fortwo, each with how many of the model's 142,160 tests it was noted on.

• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 3,691 Smart Mcc Fortwo tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 3,067 Smart Mcc Fortwo tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 2,835 Smart Mcc Fortwo tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 2,279 Smart Mcc Fortwo tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 1,777 Smart Mcc Fortwo tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 1,766 Smart Mcc Fortwo tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Smart Mcc Fortwo Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Smart Mcc Fortwo model year on record is 2019 (91.5% across 5,940 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (70.3%). The gap between them is 21.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Smart Mcc Fortwo reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.4 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 Fortwo Owners

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

• 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 windscreen — “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.

• the lights — “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.

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

Where the Smart Mcc Fortwo is most common

Across every Fortwo model year on record (2001–2020): 62,112 Smart Mcc Fortwo cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 142,136 tests. Enfield (EN) has the most, with 2,014 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 Fortwo 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 Fortwo MOT & Reliability