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Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto

3,438 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Fortwo Passion Mhd Autos pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 1.7 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

74.0%

Pass-after-fix

6.5%

Fail

19.0%

Avg miles

52,586

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 3,438 MOT tests, the Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto returns 74.0% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a broken or weak spring. A binding brake and windscreen damage round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 52,586, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    132 occurrences · 3.8% of tests

  2. 02

    Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake

    89 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  3. 03

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    80 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  4. 04

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    76 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  5. 05

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    64 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  6. 06

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    63 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  7. 07

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    58 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    56 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  9. 09

    A tyre seriously damaged

    52 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  10. 10

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    50 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£148–£370

If every one of this Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.