# Smart (mcc) City MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Smart (mcc) City passes its MOT first time 60% of the time, from 4,198 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 60%
- MOT tests analysed: 4,198 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 25% |
| 2013 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 48 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 74% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 66 (few mots) | 52% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 24 (few mots) | 71% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 120 | 68% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 13 (very few mots) | 39% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 103 | 62% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 430 | 58% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 586 | 59% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 409 | 59% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 669 | 64% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 821 | 59% |
| 2003 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 587 | 57% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 158 | 63% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 61 (few mots) | 67% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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