Does the Smart EQ Forfour fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Smart EQ Forfour records 1.05 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.04 expected for a ev of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.99, 95% interval −1.44 to −0.53). It ranks 339 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Smart EQ Forfour by registration

No single lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wording reaches 30 items on the Smart EQ Forfour; the failures are spread across several.