Smart (mcc) Forfour — reliability by registration year

2005–2022 · 10 registration years · 23,726 first tests

2015 breaks the run — 4.6 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Forfour registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Smart (mcc) Forfour first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 565 89.0% 92.4%
2021 583 82.7% 87.5%
2020 600 84.2% 87.5%
2019 1,880 80.9% 85.5%
2018 3,687 79.6% 84.6% Tyres — Condition (front) 14.0%
2017 4,586 75.7% 80.7% Tyres — Condition (front) 13.6%
2016 5,053 70.5% 76.4% Catalyst emissions 17.1%
2015 5,198 65.8% 72.3% Ball joint (front) 15.9%
4.6 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2015 Forfours most often: Ball joint (front) (15.9%) · Catalyst emissions (14.6%) · Coil spring (front) (10.3%)
2006 801 54.7% 64.7% Position lamp (front) 14.6%
2005 773 58.6% 68.6%

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