Smart Crossblade MOT reliability

Smart Crossblades passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 9 tests in 2025. 18 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 9 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.

First-time pass rate

89%

MOTs analysed

9

Still licensed (GB)

18

Body type

Convertible

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

2003 petrol

8 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 15,806 (most between 7,975 and 21,794).

2006: 89% → 2007: 78% → 2008: 92% → 2009: 92% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 73% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 89% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 80% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 90% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Service brake imbalance: across an axle (12.5%)

Where 2003 Crossblades fail

Brakes

12.5%

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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.