Smart Fortwo Pulse Auto Unclassified MOT reliability

Smart Fortwo Pulse Auto Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 74% of the time across 35 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 35 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

74%

MOTs analysed

35

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2012 petrol

19 MOTs

These figures come from only 19 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 79%. Typical mileage 54,150 (most between 45,935 and 63,010).

2015: 88% → 2016: 81% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 79% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 65% → 2022: 77% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 79% → 2025: 79%

Most common failures

Engine mounting condition: damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (10.5%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (10.5%)
Headlamp aim not tested: unable to be tested (5.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (5.3%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (5.3%)

Where 2012 Unclassifieds fail

Lights & electrics

15.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

10.5%

Suspension & axles

10.5%

Brakes

5.3%

Visibility & wipers

5.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.