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SmartEQ Fortwo Prime Premium 22 KW

435 Smart EQ Fortwo Prime Premium 22 KW cars are licensed in the UK, and another 12 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 476 at the end of June 2020; 91% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has fallen by 6%. One of 122 versions DVLA records under the Smart Fortwo.

MOT71.7% pass first time · cars the same age 67.3%Jump to MOT results

DVLA also records this version as “EQ Fortwo Prime PREMIUM+ 22 KW”; those are included.

Licensed
435taxed for the road
SORN
12declared off the road
On the register
447licensed + SORN
1-year change
−0.9%vs June 2025
5-year change
−6.3%on the register
Peak licensed
476June 2020
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2018 to 2026 Q2

Cars on the register over time

LicensedSORN (stacked on top)

Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025

Which years have survived

Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.

LicensedSORN

Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2018 onwards

New each year, and how many are still here

First registeredStill registered at end of 2025

Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

Fuel type

LicensedSORN
  • Battery electric447

As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.

United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025

Engine size

LicensedSORN
  • No engine size (e.g. electric)453

Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

All Smart Fortwo versions

DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.

VersionLicensedSORNOn the register, 2008–2025
Fortwo Passion MHD Auto12,171927
Fortwo Pulse MHD Auto3,315264
Fortwo Passion 71 Auto3,156382
Fortwo Passion Auto2,748103
Fortwo Prime Premium Auto also “Fortwo Prime Premium + Auto”2,76555
Fortwo Passion CDI Auto2,130388
Fortwo Passion 84 Auto2,136237
Fortwo Prime Premium T Auto also “Fortwo Prime Premium + T Auto”2,24365
Fortwo Passion1,55152
Fortwo Grandstyle Edition Auto1,14450

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

MOT results

In 2025, 71.7% of Smart Fortwo MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 67.3% for cars of the same age. 5.7% had at least one dangerous defect (8.4% for cars the same age).

MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Smart Fortwo.

First-time pass
71.7%of initial tests
Cars the same age
67.3%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
5.7%same age 8.4%
Tests
50,419in 2025

Most common failures

  1. Coil spring: fractured or broken3.5%Suspension · cars the same age 3.2%
  2. Stop lamp: not working3.0%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 2.5%
  3. Position lamp: not working2.6%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 3.4%

Full Smart Fortwo MOT results Failures by area, pass rate by year, advisories.

Sources: DfT and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics; DVSA MOT data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 11 November 2026. About the data