MOT History from tests of diesel SMART CITYs year 2003

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Pass percent:35.71%

(The average a diesel SMART CITY year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:42 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Registration plate lamp issues	5
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	4
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear silencer \|7.1.2\|	2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Central Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring broken at top \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating \|1.2.1 \|e\|\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged \|3.4.2\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	1
Power steering inoperative \|2.3.3a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing \|1.3.2a\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Registration plate lamp issues	5
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	4
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear silencer \|7.1.2\|	2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Central Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring broken at top \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating \|1.2.1 \|e\|\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged \|3.4.2\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	1
Power steering inoperative \|2.3.3a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing \|1.3.2a\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel SMART CITYs year 2003

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