Smart (mcc) Unclassified MOT reliability

Smart (mcc) Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 57% of the time across 30 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 30 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

57%

MOTs analysed

30

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

2008 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 50%. Typical mileage 91,734 (most between 84,101 and 99,368).

2011: 78% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 60% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (50.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)

Where 2008 Unclassifieds fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

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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.