Smart MOT pass rates by model and age

70,046 initial MOT tests in 2025 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

72.1%passed first time

First-time pass rate of every Smart model in our data together: initial tests passed with no repairs. The same-age average for all vehicles first used in the same years is 70.0%.

That is 2.1 points above the same-age average. Of the 2 Smart models listed below, 1 is above the same-age average and 1 is below it.

Furthest above the same-age averageFortwo (+4.5 pts)
Furthest below the same-age averageForfour (−3.6 pts)

An MOT pass rate is one signal: it doesn't record breakdowns or repair costs, and it also reflects mileage and upkeep.

Smart against all vehicles, by age

Smart vehicles first used in each year, at their 2025 MOT test. Only years with at least 10,000 Smart tests.

201673.9%−1.0 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2016 (74.9%), 10,958 tests

Right-hand column: points above (+) or below (−) all vehicles first used in the same year. Covers every Smart model in our data, including those without their own page.

Smart models

2 models with their own page (69,037 tests in all), most tested first.

Model	Tests	Passed first time	Against the same-age average
Fortwo2007–2019	47,877	71.7%	+4.5 ptsaverage: 67.2%
Forfour2015–2019	21,160	73.2%	−3.6 ptsaverage: 76.7%

The same-age average is the first-time pass rate all vehicles would have with this model's mix of first-use years. Tests are initial MOT tests in 2025.

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