MOT History from tests of petrol SMART FORTWOs year 2007

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Pass percent:67.81%

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

Based on:4,644 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	306
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	200
Registration plate lamp issues	71
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	64
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
Brake pipe excessively corroded	45
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	33
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	32
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	31
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	30
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	27
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	27
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	26
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	25
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (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
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	22
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	22
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Registration plate issues	21
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	20
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	19
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	19
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	19
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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 Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	16
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	15
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	15
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Rear brake binding	14
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	14
Windscreen washer not working	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 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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	11
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	11
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	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
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	8
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	8
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
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	7
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	7
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	7
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	6
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	6
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	6
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	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
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	6
Windscreen has damage	5
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	5
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	5
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	5
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	5
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))	5
Offside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	5
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	5
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	5
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	5
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	5

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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