Does the Smart City-Coupe fail the MOT on visibility more than it should?

The Smart City-Coupe records 14.52 visibility failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 12.59 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.93, 95% interval +1.56 to +2.29). It ranks 140 of 746 models on visibility (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on visibility?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Smart City-Coupe is “Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen”, recorded 2,645 times in 2019–2024.

Smart City-Coupe: most frequent visibility defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen	2,645	6.33
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen	1,492	3.57
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view	876	2.10
Wiper blade defective	567	1.36
Wiper not operating or missing	174	0.42

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

Does the Smart City-Coupe fail the MOT on visibility more than it should?

What exactly fails on visibility?

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