MOT History from tests of petrol SMART (MCC) CITYs year 2005

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Pass percent:64.78%

(The average a petrol SMART (MCC) CITY year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:15,039 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1250
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	778
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	312
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	293
Brake pipe excessively corroded	291
Registration plate lamp issues	286
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	205
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	172
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	156
Registration plate issues	134
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	131
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	130
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	129
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	128
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	121
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	109
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	105
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	99
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	99
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	92
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	86
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	84
Windscreen washer not working	81
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	75
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	73
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	73
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	69
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	57
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	57
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	54
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	47
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	43
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	43
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	42
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	42
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	40
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	36
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	35
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	35
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	35
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	35
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	34
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	32
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	31
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	30
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	29
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	29
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	29
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	28
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	28
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	28
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	28
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	27
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	27
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	26
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	26
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	25
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	25
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	25
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	24
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	24
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	23
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	23
Front brake application uneven	22
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	22
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	21
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	21
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	20
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	20
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	20
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	20
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	20
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	19
Windscreen has damage	19
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	18
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	18
Front brake excessively fluctuating	18
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	18
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	18
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	17
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	17
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	17
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	17
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	17
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	17
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	17
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	16
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16

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 2005

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