smart fortwo 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
49.7% ±3.7 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 717 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
231,507 km
Percentiles · cars aged 25
p10 138k
p25 184k
p50 232k
p75 279k
p90 325k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 138,387 km |
| p25 | 183,906 km |
| p50 | 231,507 km |
| p75 | 278,697 km |
| p90 | 325,015 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
fortwo 2000, n = 717
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.2% |
| Minor defects | 24.4% |
| Major defects | 49.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
18.1% over the limit · n = 399
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.89 m⁻¹
27.4% over the limit · n = 285
What these numbers say
49.7% of 2000 smart fortwo cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 717), against an average of 37.2% for all 25-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 25-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 231,507 km, half of them between 183,906 km and 278,697 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 7 cars, 3.5% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.30% vol; 18.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate