Smart Smart Passion Softouch(Rhd)A
Registered from 2001 to 2002.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2002 petrol. 40 of 141 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 38% 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 | 50% | 20 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 40% | 16 |
| Brakes | 33% | 13 |
| Suspension | 33% | 13 |
| Visibility | 25% | 10 |
| Tyres and wheels | 18% | 7 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 95% of 2002 cars — 40% of its 40 failed tests, where an ordinary 2002 car has 15%.
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.
- Exhaust and emissions — 40% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- Suspension — 33% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 18% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 25% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen