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MOT History from tests of petrol SMART FORFOURs year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:63.62%
(The average a petrol SMART FORFOUR year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:8,119 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues794
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively695
Headlamp aim out of alignment307
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|139
Registration plate issues120
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|117
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|106
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|104
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort97
Brakes imbalanced across an axle95
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|90
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|75
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|73
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|64
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|59
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|53
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|50
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|50
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened50
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|45
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))45
Rear brake binding44
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|43
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|39
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|38
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault38
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|38
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|37
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|36
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|36
Battery insecure |1.9.1|34
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))34
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|32
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened31
Horn not working |1.6.2a|30
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))30
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|29
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|28
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|27
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))27
Front brake application uneven26
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))26
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))25
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))25
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||24
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))23
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|21
Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e|21
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))21
Windscreen has damage20
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|20
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|19
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|18
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))18
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))18
Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b|17
Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|17
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|17
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|16
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|16
Windscreen wiper blade insecure16
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a||15
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|15
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))15
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|15
Windscreen washer not working 14
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|14
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||14
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|13
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|13
Brake hose excessively deteriorated13
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|12
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|12
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|12
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||12
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|12
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|12
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||12
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||12
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))11
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))11
Rear brake application uneven11
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|10
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|10
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))10
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|10
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|10
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||10
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||10
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|10
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))9
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||9
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||9
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||9
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||9
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))9
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|9
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|9

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.

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