Smart Fortwo MOT pass rate by year
How the Smart Fortwo's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2004 to 2013, across the DVSA record.
What is the Smart Fortwo MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Smart Fortwo model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Smart Fortwo averages 22.1% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 4,149 |
| 2005 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 4,206 |
| 2006 | 72.9% | 27.1% | 4,470 |
| 2007 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 7,448 |
| 2008 | 74.9% | 25.1% | 15,724 |
| 2009 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 17,357 |
| 2010 | 76.5% | 23.5% | 16,952 |
| 2011 | 79.6% | 20.4% | 12,156 |
| 2012 | 80.8% | 19.2% | 11,328 |
| 2013 | 81.8% | 18.2% | 33,000 |
Does age change how often a Smart Fortwo fails?
Older Smart Fortwos fail more often, as expected. The 2004 cars fail 27.6% of tests against 18.2% for the 2013. Across every year the model averages 22.1%. The 2004 is the weakest year at 27.6%, and the 2013 the strongest at 18.2%.
More on the Smart Fortwo
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Smart Fortwo: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Smart models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain