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MOT History from tests of petrol SMART FORFOURs year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:65.33%
(The average a petrol SMART FORFOUR year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:20,050 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues1686
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1649
Headlamp aim out of alignment717
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|331
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|251
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|248
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort245
Brakes imbalanced across an axle223
Registration plate issues205
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|191
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|155
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|153
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))137
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|128
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|125
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))109
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened108
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))104
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|103
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|96
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))94
Rear brake binding93
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))89
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault82
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|82
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|74
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|72
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|68
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|68
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened67
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))67
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|67
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|66
Battery insecure |1.9.1|65
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|65
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|64
Horn not working |1.6.2a|62
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|62
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|61
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))60
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|59
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))59
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|58
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|58
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))58
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|50
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||50
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|50
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))46
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|46
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|45
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))44
Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e|43
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))40
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))40
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))38
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))37
Windscreen washer not working 37
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))36
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))36
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|36
Brake hose excessively deteriorated36
Windscreen wiper blade insecure36
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|36
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|35
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|35
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))34
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))34
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))34
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|33
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||33
Windscreen has damage32
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))31
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|30
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))30
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))30
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|30
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|29
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|29
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|28
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|28
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|28
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))27
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))27
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))26
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|26
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))25
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|25
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))25
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|24
Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|24
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))24
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||24
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|24
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))24
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))24
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))24
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))23
Rear brake application uneven22
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|22
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|21
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||21

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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