Smart Smart Passion Softouch Auto
Registered from 2002 to 2003.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2002 petrol. 38 of 129 tests failed, 29%.
Better than 31% of 2002 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 558 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 63% | 24 |
| Suspension | 37% | 14 |
| Brakes | 32% | 12 |
| Visibility | 29% | 11 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 26% | 10 |
| Body and structure | 18% | 7 |
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
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 98% of 2002 cars — 63% of its 38 failed tests, where an ordinary 2002 car has 42%.
- Visibility: failed more often than 94% of 2002 cars — 29% of its 38 failed tests, where an ordinary 2002 car has 11%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 37% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 32% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 26% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lights and electrics — 63% of its failures
- A 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
- Visibility — 29% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Body and structure — 18% of its failures