MOT History from tests of petrol SMART (MCC) CITYs year 2001

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Pass percent:60.40%

(The average a petrol SMART (MCC) CITY year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:19,491 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1531
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	984
Registration plate lamp issues	649
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	648
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	647
Registration plate issues	527
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	469
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	405
Brake pipe excessively corroded	385
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	351
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	329
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	296
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	278
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	271
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	260
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	258
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	229
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	224
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	223
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	217
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	190
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	165
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	164
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	148
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	126
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	120
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	116
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	115
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	99
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	99
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	96
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	93
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	89
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	88
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	86
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	86
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	85
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	81
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	78
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	77
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	76
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	76
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	74
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	71
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	70
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	70
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	68
Rear brake application uneven	67
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	66
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	56
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	55
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	53
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	53
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	50
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	49
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	49
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	49
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Front brake application uneven	48
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	46
Windscreen washer not working	45
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	44
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	43
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	42
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	42
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	42
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	41
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	39
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	39
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	37
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	35
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	34
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	33
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	30
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	29
Rear brake binding	29
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	29
Windscreen has damage	27
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	27
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	27
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	26
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	26
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	26
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	26
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	26
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	26
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	25
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	25
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	25
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	24
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of petrol SMART (MCC) CITYs year 2001

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