Smart City Passion 61 Auto
Registered from 2003 to 2007.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2006 0.7 petrol. 54 of 208 tests failed, 26%.
Better than 57% of 2006 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 889 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 27 |
| Suspension | 39% | 21 |
| Body and structure | 26% | 14 |
| Visibility | 22% | 12 |
| Brakes | 20% | 11 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 20% | 11 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 39% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Exhaust and emissions — 20% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 26% of its failures
- Visibility — 22% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen