Smart Fortwo Pure 61 Mhd Auto Unclassified MOT reliability

Smart Fortwo Pure 61 Mhd Auto Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 333 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

333

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

318 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 48,001 (most between 35,120 and 61,016).

2015: 93% → 2016: 87% → 2017: 78% → 2018: 79% → 2019: 79% → 2020: 76% → 2021: 74% → 2022: 74% → 2023: 72% → 2024: 68% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (4.7%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (4.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.5%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (2.5%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (2.5%)

Where 2012 Unclassifieds fail

Lights & electrics

10.7%

Brakes

7.9%

Wheels & tyres

6.3%

Visibility & wipers

5.0%

Suspension & axles

4.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

3.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

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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.