Smart #3 reliability
The Smart #3 is too new for MOT fail figures. In England, Scotland and Wales, a car’s first MOT is due at 3 years old. So this model’s first results are expected around 2028. We’ll publish fail rates, common issues and comparisons with similar cars once enough tests come in.
Generation covered
- Mk12025–present
What you can still check now
We don't have enough MOT records for this model yet. But for any car you're looking at, we can still show its MOT history, recalls and DVLA details from its number plate.
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Other SUVs to compare
Other SUVs with a longer MOT history than the Smart #3.
- 1
Lexus RX
Same body type
- Fail rate
- 7.6%
- Fail, no pass in 3 days
- 1.3%
- Dangerous
- 2.9%
- Still registered at 10 years
- 90.4%
Same body type, with a long MOT history: 1,815 tests on cars built around 2018.
Some figures could not be compared for these two cars. So this comparison uses the fail rate and recalls only.
1,815 MOT tests on cars built around 2018
- 2
Volkswagen T-Roc
Same body type
- Fail rate
- 9.6%
- Fail, no pass in 3 days
- 0.9%
- Dangerous
- 3.9%
Same body type, with a long MOT history: 9,233 tests on cars built around 2018.
Some figures could not be compared for these two cars. So this comparison uses the fail rate and recalls only.
9,233 MOT tests on cars built around 2018
- 3
Porsche Macan
Same body type
- Fail rate
- 8.7%
- Fail, no pass in 3 days
- 2%
- Dangerous
- 2.4%
- Still registered at 10 years
- 91.6%
Same body type, with a long MOT history: 4,936 tests on cars built around 2018.
2 critical recall campaigns matching this model/build period.
4,936 MOT tests on cars built around 2018
- 4
Lexus NX
Same body type
- Fail rate
- 9.5%
- Fail, no pass in 3 days
- 1%
- Dangerous
- 2.7%
- Still registered at 10 years
- 88.4%
Same body type, with a long MOT history: 4,706 tests on cars built around 2018.
Some figures could not be compared for these two cars. So this comparison uses the fail rate and recalls only.
4,706 MOT tests on cars built around 2018
- Fail rate
- = the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests.
- Fail, no pass in 3 days
- = the share of MOT tests that failed and still hadn't passed 3 days later. A fail that passed a retest within 3 days, even the same day, isn't counted.
- Dangerous
- = the share of MOT tests where the tester marked a fault as dangerous. It is against the law to drive the car until it is fixed.
- Still registered at 10 years
- = the share of cars still registered (taxed or declared off the road) 10 years after they were first registered.