3,634 on UK roads in 2025-614 vs 2024
On the road
3,634
3,634 licensed
Change vs 2024
-14.5%
-614 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Smart CITY is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 3,634 licensed in 2025 - down 14.5% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the Under 1.0L class. Most date from the 2005-2009 era.
Licensed Smart CITY cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Smart CITY on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Smart City holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 3 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
100%
3 MOT tests in 2025 · 3 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
71.4%
2023
60%
2024
100%
2025
100%
▲ 28.6 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Smart City is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 4 cars tracked across years
75%
low · <5k
25%
avg · 5-15k
0%
high · 15k+
Most cover 1,719-5,759 miles a year (median 2,398).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 95,142 → 102,064 → 95,227 → 102,293
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Smart City passes first time 100% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 5,080 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 100% of low-mileage cars pass versus 100% past 120k.
Before you buy a specific Smart CITY, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
