smart

Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
First-time pass
46.9%
±1.3 pp
n = 5,591
Models with a page
2
plus 1 with a smaller sample
Odometer inconsistencies
3.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Fleet share
0.0%
of registered passenger cars

smart cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt 46.9% of the time (n = 5,591). 2 models have enough data for their own page; the best result is the smart fortwo (47.8%). 668 smart cars are registered in Lithuania (0.0% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 21.2 years. Odometer inconsistencies were recorded for 3.0% of the cars assessed.

Pass rate by vehicle age

smart, ages with n ≥ 30
smart: Pass rate by vehicle age20%40%60%80%100%10 yrs15 yrs20 yrs25 yrs
Chart data: smart: Pass rate by vehicle age
Agesmart95 % CI
6 yrs67.6%51.5–80.4%—
7 yrs65.8%49.9–78.8%—
8 yrs65.5%52.3–76.6%—
9 yrs60.0%49.1–70.0%—
10 yrs58.0%50.0–65.6%—
11 yrs51.2%44.4–58.0%—
12 yrs54.7%48.8–60.4%—
13 yrs51.1%45.7–56.5%—
14 yrs48.3%43.6–53.0%—
15 yrs43.8%39.7–48.0%—
16 yrs43.0%39.1–47.1%—
17 yrs43.4%39.5–47.4%—
18 yrs45.3%41.2–49.5%—
19 yrs41.5%37.0–46.1%—
20 yrs42.9%38.0–47.9%—
21 yrs42.1%36.5–47.8%—
22 yrs45.7%39.0–52.7%—
23 yrs49.4%41.7–57.1%—
24 yrs50.0%39.8–60.2%—
25 yrs40.5%27.0–55.5%—
The shaded band is the 95% confidence interval. How we calculate

Fuel mix

All smart inspections, n = 5,591
Chart data: smart: Fuel mix
%
Petrol61.3%
Diesel37.2%
Other1.5%
Odometer inconsistencies
smart: for 3.0% of cars the odometer reading dropped between two inspections. That is a reason to check a car's history, not proof.

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
668
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
0.0%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
21.2 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
5.5%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
smart: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: smart: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel33.8%
Petrol60.3%
Electric5.5%
Other0.3%
Inspected
smart: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: smart: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel37.2%
Petrol61.3%
Electric1.0%
Other0.4%
smart: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel33.8%37.2%
Petrol60.3%61.3%
Electric5.5%1.0%
Other0.3%0.4%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
smart models
Sorted by number of inspections
smart models
ModelAt age
fortwo3,637
47.8%
82,512 km8 yrs
forfour1,440
44.2%
200,718 km15 yrs
Other models
Too little data (n < 500) for a page of their own:
Other models
ModelnFirst-time pass
Roadster102
52.9%