2003 Smart Roadster 80 Auto(rhd) 0.7L Petrol · DG53 AAE

The 2003 Smart Roadster 80 Auto presents as roadworthy on the strength of its most recent MOT. The tester passed it on 11 June 2025 at 104,919 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend reads as stable across the available history, with the only blemishes being two administrative failures in late 2019 and 2020 that carried no listed defects, suggesting paperwork or presentation issues rather than mechanical faults. Mileage data shows remarkably low use for a 23-year-old vehicle. The record logs just 104,919 miles to date, an average of roughly 4,562 miles per year. Between the 17 December 2019 test at 104,361 miles and the 19 December 2020 test at 104,889 miles the car covered only 528 miles. A five-year gap then separates the 2020 and 2025 tests, with a mere 30 miles added by June 2025. Such sparse, low annual accumulation implies long standing periods, which commonly accelerate rubber perishing, brake caliper seizure, and underbody corrosion even where the odometer stays low. The clean defect list gives no flagged advisories on suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, or exhaust emissions across any test. That offers no evidence of recurring mechanical trends. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection focused on structural integrity and hidden corrosion, given the vehicle's age and likely dormancy. Check brake calipers for binding after standing, scrutinise tyres for sidewall cracking from age rather than wear, and verify the automatic transmission engages without hesitation given the low but aged mileage.