Does the Smart City-Coupe fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Smart City-Coupe records 7.22 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.37 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−7.15, 95% interval −7.51 to −6.79). It ranks 582 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Smart City-Coupe by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Smart City-Coupe is “Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap”, recorded 837 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap | 837 | 2.00 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 698 | 1.67 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 401 | 0.96 |
| An engine mounting/bracket severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement | 257 | 0.61 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 198 | 0.47 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 41,807 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Smart City-Coupe gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.3% of Smart City-Coupe MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 1,973 miles later (1,327 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,327 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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