Smart (mcc) City MOT reliability

Smart (mcc) Citys passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 4,198 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

4,198

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

2011 petrol

43 MOTs

These figures come from 43 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 74%. Typical mileage 56,996 (most between 42,568 and 73,138).

2013: 100% → 2014: 96% → 2015: 81% → 2016: 82% → 2017: 83% → 2018: 73% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 78% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 69% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 65% → 2025: 74%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (9.3%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (7.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (4.7%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (4.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (4.7%)

2011 diesel

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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 88%. Typical mileage 93,786 (most between 71,252 and 106,134).

2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 92% → 2016: 93% → 2017: 77% → 2018: 69% → 2019: 77% → 2020: 58% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 78% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (12.5%)

Where 2011 Citys fail

Lights & electrics

16.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

9.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

7.0%

Brakes

7.0%

Suspension & axles

4.7%

Wheels & tyres

2.3%

Visibility & wipers

2.3%

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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.