smart fortwo 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.6% ±8.4 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 130 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
215,039 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 133k
p25 173k
p50 215k
p75 258k
p90 301k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 132,895 km |
| p25 | 172,732 km |
| p50 | 215,039 km |
| p75 | 258,218 km |
| p90 | 301,308 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
fortwo 2005, n = 130
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 31.5% |
| Minor defects | 13.1% |
| Major defects | 53.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.2% over the limit · n = 94
What these numbers say
44.6% of 2005 smart fortwo cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 130), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 20-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 215,039 km, half of them between 172,732 km and 258,218 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 3.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate