Does the Smart City-Coupe fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Smart City-Coupe records 44.48 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 38.39 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+6.09, 95% interval +5.45 to +6.73). It ranks 133 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Smart City-Coupe is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 4,869 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 4,869 | 11.65 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,866 | 4.46 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 1,657 | 3.96 |
| Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements | 1,637 | 3.92 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,424 | 3.41 |
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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
32.2% of Smart City-Coupe MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,116 miles later (1,741 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,741 (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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