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Smart Forfour MOT data

From the national MOT record: 4,681 tests across 300 vehicles on record.

Vehicles on record

300

Average engine

N/A

MOT pass rate

72.2%

How the Smart Forfour compares

The Smart Forfour has an MOT pass rate of 72.2%, against 73.4% across all Smart vehicles, and 69.4% across every make in the national record. That is 4,681 tests for this model and 364,886 for the make, so the comparison rests on the whole national record rather than a sample of it. See what Smart Forfour models fail on.

Common Smart Forfour defects

From 1,230 Smart Forfour tests in the national record with a DVSA defect code to categorise.

Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension 808 (65.7%)
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 574 (46.7%)
Brakes 426 (34.6%)
Registration plates and vehicle identification 89 (7.2%)
Visibility 80 (6.5%)
Steering 78 (6.3%)
Body, structure and attachments 74 (6.0%)
Nuisance (emissions and noise) 57 (4.6%)

A test can find problems in more than one category, so these figures do not sum to 100%. Common Smart Forfour MOT failures has the full breakdown and how it is worked out.

Other Smart models

Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto (3,833) Roadster 80 Auto Rhd (2,739) City Passion 61 Auto (1,872) 1 Pro Ev (1,384) 1 (1,320) Forfour Passion (1,139) Fortwo Passion 71 Auto (1,130) Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto (1,085) Roadster Coupe 80 Auto Rhd (1,023) Fortwo Passion Cdi Auto (791) Forfour Pulse (761) Eq Forfour Premium (747)

Check a specific Smart Forfour

These are averages. For one vehicle's actual test history, enter its registration.

Figures cover every Smart Forfour in the national MOT record, which includes vehicles since scrapped or exported, so "on record" is not a count of cars on the road. Pass rate counts every recorded MOT test, retests included. Some MOT records describe the same model with extra trim or engine detail attached; where that detail is a recognised trim or drivetrain code, the vehicle is counted under the base model shown here rather than treated as a separate one.