MOT History from tests of petrol SMART FORTWOs year 2007

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Pass percent:66.80%

(The average a petrol SMART FORTWO year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:5,208 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	341
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	213
Registration plate lamp issues	73
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	64
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	63
Brake pipe excessively corroded	59
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	57
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	55
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	47
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	39
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	39
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	36
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	36
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	34
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	32
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	32
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	32
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	27
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	27
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	26
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	26
Registration plate issues	25
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	25
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	25
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	23
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	23
Windscreen washer not working	23
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	22
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	22
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	22
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	22
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	19
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	18
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	17
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	16
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	15
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	14
Rear brake binding	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	14
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	14
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	13
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	13
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	12
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	12
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	12
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	11
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	11
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	11
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	10
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	9
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	8
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	8
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	8
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	8
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	8
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	8
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	7
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	7
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	7
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	7
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))	6
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	6
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	6
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	6
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	6
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	6

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 FORTWOs year 2007

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