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MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium. Check any Eq Fortwo Premium by registration number below.

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78.3%

Avg Pass Rate

+2.1%

vs Smart Avg

81

Year Ranges

Good

Reliability

Smart Eq Fortwo Premium — MOT Reliability Overview

The Smart Eq Fortwo Premium has an average MOT pass rate of 78.3%, which is 2.1 percentage points above the Smart brand average of 76.2%. This is a reasonable result that reflects typical UK reliability standards. Regular servicing and addressing advisories promptly will help keep your Eq Fortwo Premium on the road.

The most common reasons a Smart Eq Fortwo Premium fails its MOT are a tyre seriously damaged, wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, a spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened. If you are preparing your Eq Fortwo Premium for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.

Before buying a used Smart Eq Fortwo Premium, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.

MOT Pass Rate by Year

How the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium performs at MOT across different model years.

2021

Based on 256 vehicles

94.1%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

1.6%

Retest Rate

5.9%

Mileage at 3yr

16k mi

2021

Based on 159 vehicles

90.6%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

1.3%

Retest Rate

9.6%

Mileage at 3yr

18k mi

2021

Based on 34 vehicles

88.2%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Mileage at 3yr

12k mi

2021

Based on 78 vehicles

93.6%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

1.3%

Retest Rate

6.5%

Mileage at 3yr

18k mi

2021

Based on 335 vehicles

97.3%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.6%

Retest Rate

4.3%

Mileage at 3yr

17k mi

2021

Based on 117 vehicles

97.4%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.9%

Retest Rate

2.6%

Mileage at 3yr

15k mi

2021

Based on 333 vehicles

98.2%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.3%

Retest Rate

1.5%

Mileage at 3yr

18k mi

2021

Based on 34 vehicles

97.1%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.9%

Retest Rate

2.9%

Mileage at 3yr

16k mi

2020

Based on 523 vehicles

93.3%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.2%

Retest Rate

8.0%

Mileage at 3yr

15k mi

Mileage at 5yr

17k mi

2020

Based on 77 vehicles

94.8%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Retest Rate

4.2%

Mileage at 3yr

18k mi

2020

Based on 656 vehicles

93.3%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

1.4%

Retest Rate

9.3%

Mileage at 3yr

16k mi

Mileage at 5yr

18k mi

2020

Based on 197 vehicles

95.4%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.8%

Retest Rate

3.1%

Mileage at 3yr

18k mi

2014

Based on 35 vehicles

94.3%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Retest Rate

10.5%

2014

Based on 61 vehicles

86.9%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Retest Rate

18.6%

Mileage at 10yr

62k mi

2013

Based on 33 vehicles

78.8%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Retest Rate

15.8%

Mileage at 10yr

54k mi

2013

Based on 31 vehicles

96.8%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Mileage at 10yr

68k mi

2013

Based on 245 vehicles

85.3%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.8%

Retest Rate

12.7%

Mileage at 10yr

72k mi

2013

Based on 2,839 vehicles

78.4%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.9%

Retest Rate

23.4%

Mileage at 10yr

74k mi

2013

Based on 166 vehicles

91.0%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.5%

Retest Rate

10.7%

Mileage at 10yr

74k mi

2013

Based on 399 vehicles

78.2%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.0%

Retest Rate

18.7%

Mileage at 10yr

92k mi

2013

Based on 36 vehicles

75.0%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Retest Rate

20.0%

Mileage at 10yr

75k mi

2013

Based on 162 vehicles

86.4%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

1.9%

Retest Rate

7.6%

Mileage at 10yr

71k mi

2013

Based on 461 vehicles

82.0%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.7%

Retest Rate

17.6%

Mileage at 10yr

62k mi

2013

Based on 114 vehicles

85.1%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

7.1%

Retest Rate

11.4%

Mileage at 10yr

69k mi

2013

Based on 306 vehicles

84.3%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.6%

Retest Rate

21.7%

Mileage at 10yr

66k mi

2013

Based on 133 vehicles

85.7%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.8%

Retest Rate

15.5%

Mileage at 10yr

94k mi

2013

Based on 595 vehicles

81.5%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.7%

Retest Rate

18.4%

Mileage at 10yr

84k mi

2013

Based on 658 vehicles

79.9%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.2%

Retest Rate

23.0%

Mileage at 10yr

74k mi

2012

Based on 68 vehicles

82.4%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

10.3%

Retest Rate

12.8%

Mileage at 10yr

80k mi

2012

Based on 1,081 vehicles

79.3%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.5%

Retest Rate

23.3%

Mileage at 10yr

76k mi

2012

Based on 74 vehicles

75.7%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.5%

Retest Rate

36.4%

2012

Based on 31 vehicles

64.5%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Retest Rate

36.8%

2012

Based on 79 vehicles

89.9%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Retest Rate

10.0%

2012

Based on 185 vehicles

74.1%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.7%

Retest Rate

26.2%

2012

Based on 145 vehicles

91.0%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.1%

Retest Rate

8.2%

2012

Based on 267 vehicles

79.4%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.7%

Retest Rate

19.0%

Mileage at 10yr

96k mi

2011

Based on 92 vehicles

57.6%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.9%

Retest Rate

47.1%

2011

Based on 223 vehicles

76.2%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.5%

Retest Rate

21.8%

2011

Based on 89 vehicles

78.7%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

1.7%

Retest Rate

23.7%

2011

Based on 984 vehicles

75.1%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.0%

Retest Rate

25.6%

2011

Based on 112 vehicles

70.5%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

8.7%

Retest Rate

21.7%

2011

Based on 247 vehicles

76.1%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.7%

Retest Rate

20.7%

2010

Based on 350 vehicles

78.3%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.0%

Retest Rate

20.8%

2010

Based on 211 vehicles

77.3%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.6%

Retest Rate

24.0%

2010

Based on 287 vehicles

70.7%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.0%

Retest Rate

30.0%

2010

Based on 790 vehicles

74.6%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.3%

Retest Rate

22.9%

2010

Based on 180 vehicles

71.1%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.6%

Retest Rate

23.1%

2010

Based on 83 vehicles

77.1%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Retest Rate

25.5%

2009

Based on 101 vehicles

71.3%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.9%

Retest Rate

21.4%

2009

Based on 931 vehicles

72.6%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.1%

Retest Rate

25.7%

2009

Based on 314 vehicles

72.3%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.2%

Retest Rate

27.6%

2009

Based on 139 vehicles

72.7%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.4%

Retest Rate

23.2%

2009

Based on 43 vehicles

79.1%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

7.7%

Retest Rate

23.1%

2009

Based on 62 vehicles

75.8%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.1%

Retest Rate

20.5%

2009

Based on 35 vehicles

60.0%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.0%

Retest Rate

35.0%

2009

Based on 213 vehicles

65.3%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.6%

Retest Rate

29.8%

2009

Based on 63 vehicles

74.6%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.1%

Retest Rate

31.3%

2008

Based on 113 vehicles

76.1%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.9%

Retest Rate

20.0%

2008

Based on 31 vehicles

87.1%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Retest Rate

15.8%

2008

Based on 828 vehicles

73.3%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.8%

Retest Rate

25.2%

2008

Based on 314 vehicles

72.0%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.8%

Retest Rate

26.9%

2008

Based on 114 vehicles

66.7%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

8.6%

Retest Rate

24.3%

2008

Based on 148 vehicles

64.2%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

8.0%

Retest Rate

39.8%

2008

Based on 64 vehicles

70.3%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.7%

Retest Rate

24.3%

2007

Based on 105 vehicles

61.9%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.3%

Retest Rate

45.0%

2007

Based on 43 vehicles

72.1%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

13.0%

Retest Rate

21.7%

2007

Based on 46 vehicles

78.3%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Retest Rate

17.2%

2007

Based on 305 vehicles

66.2%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.0%

Retest Rate

33.9%

2007

Based on 35 vehicles

71.4%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Retest Rate

11.1%

2007

Based on 37 vehicles

70.3%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.6%

Retest Rate

10.7%

2007

Based on 59 vehicles

64.4%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

0.0%

Retest Rate

36.6%

2006

Based on 46 vehicles

65.2%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.6%

Retest Rate

39.3%

2006

Based on 65 vehicles

70.8%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

5.6%

Retest Rate

16.7%

2006

Based on 33 vehicles

87.9%Excellent
Smart average: 76.2%
Retest Rate

11.1%

2006

Based on 32 vehicles

78.1%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Retest Rate

26.7%

2006

Based on 66 vehicles

77.3%Good
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

2.0%

Retest Rate

10.2%

2006

Based on 33 vehicles

72.7%Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.3%

Retest Rate

26.1%

2005

Based on 35 vehicles

62.9%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.5%

Retest Rate

31.8%

2005

Based on 30 vehicles

63.3%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Retest Rate

21.1%

2005

Based on 50 vehicles

62.0%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

3.4%

Retest Rate

17.2%

2004

Based on 43 vehicles

58.1%Below Average
Smart average: 76.2%
Dangerous Defects

4.2%

Retest Rate

45.8%

Top MOT Failures — Smart Eq Fortwo Premium

The most common reasons a Smart Eq Fortwo Premium fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.

1

A tyre seriously damaged

3.5%
2

Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

3.5%
3

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

3.0%
4

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

2.8%
5

Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction

2.5%

Where Failures Occur

The areas of the vehicle most commonly flagged during MOT inspections.

Front Offside

1.6%

Front

1.6%

Rear Offside

1.2%

Smart Eq Fortwo Premium — Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium MOT and reliability.

What is the MOT pass rate for the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium?
The average MOT pass rate for the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium is 78.3% compared to the Smart average of 76.2%. Pass rates vary by year — check the year-by-year breakdown on this page for details.
What are the most common MOT failures on a Smart Eq Fortwo Premium?
The most common MOT failures on the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium are: A tyre seriously damaged (3.5%), Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen (3.5%), A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened (3.0%). These are the components most likely to cause an MOT failure.
Is the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium reliable?
With an average MOT pass rate of 78.3%, the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium is rated as "Good" for reliability. This is a strong result suggesting good build quality and fewer common defects.
How do I check the MOT history of a Smart Eq Fortwo Premium?
Enter the vehicle's registration number in the search box at the top of this page. You will instantly see the complete MOT history including every test result, mileage readings, advisories, and dangerous defects — completely free.
What mileage should I expect on a Smart Eq Fortwo Premium?
Typical mileage for the Smart Eq Fortwo Premium: 15,998 miles at 3 years. Use these benchmarks when evaluating a used Eq Fortwo Premium to spot vehicles with unusually high or low mileage.

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