Car statistics
Smart City Brabus statistics
How many Smart City Brabuses are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Brabus compares with other versions of the Smart City. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Smart City.
- Licensed in Great Britain 118 −8.5% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 117 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 63.2% Other Smart City versions 33.2%
- Peak year 2005 369 licensed
- Share of Smart Citys 4.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 49.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Smart City Brabuses are left in Great Britain?
There were 118 Smart City Brabuses licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 117 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 68.0% lower than its peak of 369 in 2005.
Smart City Brabuses licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 138 | – |
| 2004 | 294 | – |
| 2005 | 369 | – |
| 2006 | 360 | – |
| 2007 | 350 | 4 |
| 2008 | 344 | 6 |
| 2009 | 327 | 10 |
| 2010 | 325 | 8 |
| 2011 | 312 | 13 |
| 2012 | 326 | 7 |
| 2013 | 311 | 15 |
| 2014 | 289 | 14 |
| 2015 | 273 | 32 |
| 2016 | 259 | 44 |
| 2017 | 242 | 57 |
| 2018 | 217 | 64 |
| 2019 | 192 | 72 |
| 2020 | 168 | 88 |
| 2021 | 172 | 84 |
| 2022 | 164 | 94 |
| 2023 | 144 | 105 |
| 2024 | 128 | 109 |
| 2025 | 111 | 119 |
| 2026 | 118 | 117 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Smart City Brabuses have survived?
63.2% of the Smart City Brabuses first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Smart City first registered in the same years, the figure is 33.2%, so Smart City Brabuses are 1.9 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 3 other versions of the Smart City first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Smart City Brabus | 63.2% |
| Other Smart City versions of the same age | 33.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Smart City Brabus registrations over time
Registrations of Smart City Brabuses for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 172 in 2004. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’03 | 137 |
| ’04 | 172 |
| ’05 | 63 |
| ’06 | 0 |
| ’07 | 0 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Smart City Brabus engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 113 Smart City Brabuses licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 601cc to 700cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 601cc to 700cc 113 licensed | 100.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Smart City page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Smart City MOT reliability
In 2025, 60.1% of Smart City MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 60.1% of the time, so the Smart City does about as well as average for its age.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Smart Citys tested, the Brabus among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Smart City page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Smart City vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Smart City | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 15–19 years | 58.5% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 60.5% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Smart City fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 57.7% |
| Suspension | 31.7% |
| Visibility | 27.4% |
| Brakes | 22.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 20.4% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 12.8% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 235 Smart City Brabus records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 4,850 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “CITY BRABUS AUTO”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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