Where in Britain does the Smart Fortwo fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.3% of 311,254 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Smart Fortwo failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 40.9% against 27.2% elsewhere (+13.7 points). It does best in Kingston upon Thames (KT), −5.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Smart Fortwo MOT statistics · check a Smart Fortwo by registration
Smart Fortwo in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 40.9 | 27.2 | +13.7 | +10.5 to +16.9 | 894 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.0 | 27.3 | +9.8 | +5.0 to +14.6 | 386 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.2 | 27.3 | +8.9 | +0.2 to +17.7 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 36.2 | 27.3 | +8.9 | +1.0 to +16.8 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 35.9 | 27.2 | +8.6 | +5.1 to +12.2 | 716 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 34.9 | 27.3 | +7.6 | +3.8 to +11.4 | 608 |
| Inverness (IV) | 33.6 | 27.3 | +6.4 | +2.4 to +10.3 | 553 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 33.2 | 27.3 | +6.0 | +2.9 to +9.0 | 918 |
| Medway (ME) | 33.2 | 27.2 | +6.0 | +4.5 to +7.4 | 4,165 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 33.0 | 27.2 | +5.7 | +3.1 to +8.3 | 1,280 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 32.4 | 27.2 | +5.2 | +3.7 to +6.8 | 3,409 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 32.4 | 27.2 | +5.2 | +3.6 to +6.9 | 3,141 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.6 | 27.3 | +4.4 | +0.4 to +8.3 | 525 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.5 | 27.2 | +4.3 | +2.5 to +6.1 | 2,591 |
| Bristol (BS) | 31.2 | 27.2 | +4.0 | +3.0 to +5.1 | 7,796 |
| Preston (PR) | 31.2 | 27.2 | +4.0 | +1.9 to +6.1 | 1,812 |
| York (YO) | 31.2 | 27.2 | +4.0 | +2.0 to +5.9 | 2,191 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 30.8 | 27.2 | +3.6 | +2.2 to +4.9 | 4,621 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 30.7 | 27.3 | +3.4 | +0.1 to +6.8 | 749 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 30.5 | 27.2 | +3.3 | +2.2 to +4.5 | 6,281 |
| Newport (NP) | 30.6 | 27.3 | +3.3 | +1.1 to +5.5 | 1,655 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 30.4 | 27.3 | +3.2 | −0.1 to +6.4 | 772 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 30.1 | 27.3 | +2.9 | −0.4 to +6.2 | 733 |
| Hull (HU) | 30.1 | 27.3 | +2.9 | +0.2 to +5.6 | 1,102 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.9 | 27.2 | +2.7 | +1.0 to +4.3 | 3,076 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 29.8 | 27.3 | +2.5 | +0.2 to +4.8 | 1,551 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.8 | 27.3 | +2.5 | +0.6 to +4.4 | 2,294 |
| London SW (SW) | 29.7 | 27.2 | +2.4 | +0.8 to +4.0 | 3,028 |
| St Albans (AL) | 29.7 | 27.3 | +2.4 | +0.3 to +4.5 | 1,841 |
| Exeter (EX) | 29.6 | 27.2 | +2.4 | +1.0 to +3.8 | 4,183 |
| Brighton (BN) | 29.6 | 27.2 | +2.4 | +1.2 to +3.5 | 6,392 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 29.6 | 27.3 | +2.3 | −3.0 to +7.5 | 291 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 29.4 | 27.3 | +2.1 | −1.6 to +5.8 | 596 |
| Leeds (LS) | 29.2 | 27.3 | +2.0 | −0.1 to +4.1 | 1,811 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.2 | 27.2 | +1.9 | +0.3 to +3.5 | 3,170 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 29.1 | 27.3 | +1.8 | −2.1 to +5.6 | 537 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.9 | 27.3 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.6 | 2,146 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 28.8 | 27.2 | +1.6 | +0.4 to +2.7 | 6,498 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.8 | 27.2 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +2.9 | 4,479 |
| Worcester (WR) | 28.8 | 27.3 | +1.6 | −0.8 to +3.9 | 1,461 |
| Guildford (GU) | 28.7 | 27.2 | +1.4 | +0.1 to +2.7 | 4,735 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.6 | 27.3 | +1.4 | −1.4 to +4.1 | 1,058 |
| Darlington (DL) | 28.6 | 27.3 | +1.3 | −1.6 to +4.2 | 937 |
| Colchester (CO) | 28.6 | 27.3 | +1.3 | −0.4 to +3.1 | 2,672 |
| Watford (WD) | 28.5 | 27.3 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +3.0 | 2,608 |
| Halifax (HX) | 28.4 | 27.3 | +1.1 | −2.8 to +5.1 | 500 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 28.3 | 27.3 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.4 | 4,070 |
| London E (E) | 28.1 | 27.3 | +0.9 | −0.3 to +2.1 | 5,872 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 28.1 | 27.3 | +0.8 | −0.8 to +2.5 | 2,743 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.1 | 27.3 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.2 | 4,172 |
| Bath (BA) | 28.0 | 27.3 | +0.8 | −0.8 to +2.4 | 3,128 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.0 | 27.3 | +0.7 | −1.3 to +2.7 | 1,960 |
| Bradford (BD) | 27.9 | 27.3 | +0.6 | −1.8 to +3.0 | 1,306 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.5 | 27.3 | +0.2 | −1.9 to +2.4 | 1,701 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 27.4 | 27.3 | +0.1 | −2.6 to +2.8 | 1,064 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.3 | 27.3 | +0.0 | −2.2 to +2.2 | 1,639 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 27.3 | 27.3 | −0.0 | −1.6 to +1.6 | 3,072 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 27.2 | 27.3 | −0.0 | −1.0 to +1.0 | 7,922 |
| Hereford (HR) | 27.1 | 27.3 | −0.1 | −3.5 to +3.2 | 685 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 27.1 | 27.3 | −0.1 | −3.4 to +3.2 | 700 |
| Enfield (EN) | 27.1 | 27.3 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.8 | 8,410 |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.1 | 27.3 | −0.2 | −2.1 to +1.6 | 2,210 |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.1 | 27.3 | −0.2 | −2.8 to +2.4 | 1,142 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.0 | 27.3 | −0.2 | −2.4 to +2.0 | 1,583 |
| London N (N) | 26.9 | 27.3 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.7 | 7,118 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.9 | 27.3 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.2 | 2,792 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.8 | 27.3 | −0.4 | −1.8 to +1.0 | 3,921 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 26.7 | 27.3 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +0.9 | 3,355 |
| Manchester (M) | 26.7 | 27.3 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +1.1 | 2,865 |
| Chester (CH) | 26.4 | 27.3 | −0.9 | −2.9 to +1.1 | 1,938 |
| Swindon (SN) | 26.3 | 27.3 | −1.0 | −2.6 to +0.6 | 2,907 |
| Telford (TF) | 26.3 | 27.3 | −1.0 | −4.5 to +2.5 | 609 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 26.2 | 27.3 | −1.1 | −7.0 to +4.9 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 26.2 | 27.3 | −1.1 | −2.5 to +0.3 | 3,766 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 26.2 | 27.3 | −1.1 | −3.2 to +0.9 | 1,789 |
| Bromley (BR) | 26.1 | 27.3 | −1.2 | −3.0 to +0.7 | 2,109 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 26.1 | 27.3 | −1.2 | −3.1 to +0.8 | 2,026 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 26.1 | 27.3 | −1.2 | −3.5 to +1.1 | 1,395 |
| Redhill (RH) | 26.1 | 27.3 | −1.2 | −2.6 to +0.2 | 3,911 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 25.9 | 27.3 | −1.3 | −3.3 to +0.6 | 1,939 |
| Slough (SL) | 25.9 | 27.3 | −1.4 | −3.1 to +0.4 | 2,507 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 25.8 | 27.3 | −1.5 | −4.1 to +1.1 | 1,101 |
| Croydon (CR) | 25.7 | 27.3 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.3 | 4,099 |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.6 | 27.3 | −1.6 | −3.1 to −0.2 | 3,572 |
| Oxford (OX) | 25.6 | 27.3 | −1.6 | −3.3 to −0.0 | 2,836 |
| London W (W) | 25.6 | 27.3 | −1.7 | −3.5 to +0.2 | 2,120 |
| Truro (TR) | 25.6 | 27.3 | −1.7 | −3.3 to −0.2 | 3,004 |
| Sutton (SM) | 25.5 | 27.3 | −1.7 | −4.2 to +0.7 | 1,234 |
| Luton (LU) | 25.5 | 27.3 | −1.7 | −3.7 to +0.2 | 1,888 |
| Derby (DE) | 25.5 | 27.3 | −1.8 | −3.4 to −0.1 | 2,794 |
| Warrington (WA) | 25.4 | 27.3 | −1.8 | −3.9 to +0.2 | 1,761 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.4 | 27.3 | −1.9 | −5.5 to +1.6 | 572 |
| London SE (SE) | 25.4 | 27.3 | −1.9 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 4,844 |
| Bolton (BL) | 25.3 | 27.3 | −2.0 | −4.3 to +0.4 | 1,284 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 25.3 | 27.3 | −2.0 | −6.5 to +2.5 | 356 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 25.3 | 27.3 | −2.0 | −3.3 to −0.7 | 4,379 |
| Birmingham (B) | 25.2 | 27.3 | −2.1 | −3.2 to −1.1 | 6,836 |
| Reading (RG) | 25.2 | 27.3 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.9 | 4,644 |
| London NW (NW) | 25.2 | 27.3 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −1.0 | 5,512 |
| Romford (RM) | 24.9 | 27.3 | −2.4 | −3.5 to −1.2 | 5,635 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.9 | 27.3 | −2.4 | −3.5 to −1.2 | 5,501 |
| Stockport (SK) | 24.9 | 27.3 | −2.4 | −4.1 to −0.6 | 2,393 |
| Harrow (HA) | 24.5 | 27.3 | −2.8 | −4.2 to −1.4 | 3,679 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 24.4 | 27.3 | −2.9 | −6.6 to +0.8 | 529 |
| Coventry (CV) | 24.4 | 27.3 | −2.9 | −4.5 to −1.3 | 2,897 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 24.2 | 27.3 | −3.1 | −4.7 to −1.6 | 3,008 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.1 | 27.3 | −3.2 | −4.6 to −1.8 | 3,744 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 23.9 | 27.3 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.1 | 4,141 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 23.8 | 27.3 | −3.6 | −4.8 to −2.3 | 4,397 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.7 | 27.3 | −3.6 | −5.8 to −1.3 | 1,383 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.7 | 27.3 | −3.6 | −5.0 to −2.3 | 3,912 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.6 | 27.3 | −3.6 | −6.1 to −1.2 | 1,189 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 23.4 | 27.3 | −3.8 | −5.9 to −1.8 | 1,651 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 22.0 | 27.3 | −5.3 | −7.5 to −3.1 | 1,357 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 21.7 | 27.4 | −5.7 | −6.7 to −4.7 | 6,425 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 21.5 | 27.4 | −5.9 | −7.0 to −4.7 | 4,935 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 311,254 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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