MOT History from tests of petrol SMART FORTWOs year 2008

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Pass percent:68.97%

(The average a petrol SMART FORTWO year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:10,986 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	514
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	470
Brake pipe excessively corroded	177
Registration plate lamp issues	140
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	130
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	117
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	115
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	114
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	104
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	104
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	97
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	88
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	83
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	76
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	75
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	67
Registration plate issues	67
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	59
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	53
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	52
Rear brake binding	52
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	51
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	49
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	49
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	48
Windscreen washer not working	46
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	45
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	45
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	45
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	39
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	37
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	36
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	36
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	36
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	35
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	34
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	33
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	28
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	27
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	26
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	26
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	25
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	25
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	24
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	23
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	21
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	21
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	21
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	20
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	19
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	18
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	18
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	17
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	17
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	17
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	16
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	16
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	15
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	15
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	15
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	15
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	15
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	14
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	14
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	14
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	13
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	12
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	12
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	12
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	12
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	11
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	11

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 2008

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