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SMART (MCC) FORFOUR - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/smart-mcc/forfour

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Smart (mcc)

Model: Forfour

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 141,295 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

79.6%

Share of this model's 141,295 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

53.5 mpg

CO2 emission

122 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£105/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

52,818

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

62,556

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

9.6

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

20,916

20,916 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

141,295

141,295 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

20,916On the road

Insight summary

Smart (mcc) Forfour is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 20,916 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 79.6% from 141,295 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 46. The current pool shows an average of 52,818 miles and an average age of 9.6 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 62,556 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by electric, and the most frequent defect themes are exhaust emissions, tyre condition and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Smart (mcc) Forfour looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	20,409
ELECTRIC	357
DIESEL	146
LPG	3
GAS BI-FUEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	2,351
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,503
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,375
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	1,296
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,162
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,080
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	1,043
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,028
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1,001
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	915
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	905
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	905
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	868
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	845
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	841
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	822
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	804
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	783
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	777
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	767
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	682
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	653
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	650
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	590
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	572

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 24,218 defects across this top 25 set

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

2,351

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,503

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,375

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

1,296

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,162

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,080

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

1,043

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

1,028

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

1,001

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

915

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

905

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

905

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

868

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

845

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

841

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

822

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

804

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

783

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

777

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

767

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

682

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

653

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

650

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

590

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

572

Smart (mcc) Forfour reliability and MOT data