Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Smart Mcc Fortwo
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Smart Mcc Fortwo is recorded on 13,433 tests — 9.4% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 84 of 318, highest first |
| The model's own record | 142,160 tests · every year of the Fortwo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Smart Mcc Fortwo tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 10.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 4.6%. The share has fallen 6.2 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 10.8%; best 2011 at 4.1%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 375 | 3,468 | 10.8% |
| 2005 | 365 | 3,684 | 9.9% |
| 2006 | 341 | 5,000 | 6.8% |
| 2007 | 1,233 | 18,645 | 6.6% |
| 2008 | 2,351 | 23,022 | 10.2% |
| 2009 | 3,035 | 43,812 | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 2,054 | 41,049 | 5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,095 | 26,628 | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 810 | 15,654 | 5.2% |
| 2013 | 402 | 6,268 | 6.4% |
| 2014 | 1,161 | 25,052 | 4.6% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £80–£180 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Smart Mcc Fortwo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Smart Mcc model →