MOT History from tests of petrol SMART (MCC) ROADSTERs year 2004

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Pass percent:66.37%

(The average a petrol SMART (MCC) ROADSTER year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:8,965 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	693
Headlamp aim out of alignment	440
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	378
Brake pipe excessively corroded	360
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	177
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	131
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	119
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	115
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	103
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	99
Registration plate issues	96
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	93
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	85
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	84
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	81
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	81
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	77
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	73
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	73
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	66
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	60
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	51
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	50
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	49
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	46
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Rear brake binding	37
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	32
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	30
Rear brake application uneven	29
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	29
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	28
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	25
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	25
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	25
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	24
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24
Windscreen has damage	23
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	23
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	22
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	21
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	18
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	18
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Front brake application uneven	18
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	17
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	16
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	16
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	16
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	16
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	15
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	15
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	14
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	14
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Front brake excessively fluctuating	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	14
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	13
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	13
Offside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	13
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	13
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	13
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	13
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	12
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	12
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	12
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	12
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	11
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	11
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	11
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	11
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	11
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	11
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	11
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	10
Windscreen washer not working	10
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	10
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	10
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	10
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	10
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	10

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) ROADSTERs year 2004

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