Smart Smart Passion S-Touch 16 A

Registered in 2003.

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2003 0.7 petrol. 12 of 56 tests failed, 21%.

Better than 85% of 2003 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 639 models with enough tests behind them to say.

Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

Suspension — 33% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
Brakes — 25% of its failures
- A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Exhaust and emissions — 25% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Lights and electrics — 42% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
Visibility — 25% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Body and structure — 8% of its failures