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

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Pass percent:62.87%

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

Based on:21,402 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1808
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1076
Brake pipe excessively corroded	480
Registration plate lamp issues	403
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	398
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	393
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	305
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	285
Registration plate issues	249
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	242
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	236
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	202
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	193
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	193
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	189
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	161
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	160
Windscreen washer not working	156
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	138
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	138
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	137
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	137
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	136
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	130
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	128
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	112
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	109
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	107
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	101
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	94
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	91
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	86
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	86
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	84
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	83
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	82
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	82
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	80
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	73
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	72
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	71
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	69
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	68
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	67
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	63
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	58
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	57
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	56
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	56
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	56
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	52
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	52
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	51
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	47
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	46
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	42
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	41
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	41
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	40
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	39
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	39
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	37
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	37
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	36
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	35
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	35
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	35
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	34
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	33
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	32
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	32
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	32
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	32
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	31
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	31
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	31
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	31
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	31
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	30
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	30
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	30
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	29
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	28
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	28
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	28
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	27
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	27
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	26
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	26
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	26
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	25
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	25
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	25
Front brake application uneven	25
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	24
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	24
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	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) FORTWOs year 2005

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