Smart (MCC) Fortwo: reliability by registration year
2004-2021 · 18 registration years · 52,255 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Fortwo 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 728 | 90.8% | 94.0% | |
| 2020 | 534 | 89.9% | 92.7% | |
| 2019 | 1,802 | 85.9% | 89.6% | |
| 2018 | 3,261 | 83.0% | 87.3% | Brake pads (front) 10.5% |
| 2017 | 4,597 | 80.1% | 85.1% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 11.9% |
| 2016 | 5,484 | 76.7% | 81.9% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 13.8% |
| 2015 | 2,115 | 75.6% | 80.9% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 13.8% |
| 2014 | 3,581 | 74.7% | 81.8% | Brake light 9.8% |
| 2013 | 4,256 | 70.6% | 77.2% | Coil spring (front) 13.0% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 Fortwo: Coil spring (front) (13.0%) · Brake performance (roller test, rear) (12.6%) · Headlight aim (7.3%) | ||||
| 2012 | 4,302 | 71.2% | 78.5% | Brake performance (roller test, rear) 13.7% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 Fortwo: Brake performance (roller test, rear) (13.7%) · Coil spring (front) (11.1%) · Headlight (front) (6.8%) | ||||
| 2011 | 3,561 | 68.1% | 75.3% | Coil spring (front) 13.0% |
| 2010 | 4,870 | 65.2% | 72.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.1% |
| 2009 | 5,126 | 62.8% | 70.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.7% |
| 2008 | 4,177 | 62.1% | 71.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 13.8% |
| 2007 | 1,922 | 60.0% | 68.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.3% |
| 2006 | 809 | 56.9% | 63.8% | |
| 2005 | 615 | 57.9% | 66.0% | |
| 2004 | 515 | 61.9% | 70.1% | |