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

The Smart City passes its MOT first time 61% of the time, from 653 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 61%
- MOT tests analysed: 653 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 3,289 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 88 (few mots) | 59% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 127 | 55% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 131 | 66% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 188 | 59% |
| 2004 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 111 | 64% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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