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

The Smart (mcc) Fortwo passes its MOT first time 72% of the time, from 43,631 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 72%
- MOT tests analysed: 43,631 (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Electric | 28 (few mots) | 82% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 1,525 | 85% |
| 2019 | Electric | 351 | 88% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 3,102 | 83% |
| 2018 | Electric | 264 | 89% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 4,688 | 80% |
| 2017 | Electric | 101 | 83% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 5,694 | 77% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 2,181 | 76% |
| 2015 | Electric | 17 (very few mots) | 65% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 3,557 | 75% |
| 2014 | Electric | 87 (few mots) | 75% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 14 (very few mots) | 64% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 772 | 71% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 74 (few mots) | 72% |
| 2013 | Electric | 37 (few mots) | 78% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1,553 | 72% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 221 | 68% |
| 2012 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 2,459 | 68% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 533 | 67% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 3,219 | 67% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,011 | 62% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 3,578 | 64% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,019 | 61% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 3,738 | 63% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 1,762 | 61% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 747 | 57% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 566 | 58% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 497 | 63% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 117 | 58% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 60 (few mots) | 65% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 59% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 17% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |

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