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MOT History from tests of petrol SMART FORTWOs year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:70.88%
(The average a petrol SMART FORTWO year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:9,144 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment371
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively324
Registration plate lamp issues123
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|122
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))118
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))97
Brake pipe excessively corroded91
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))91
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|90
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|84
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))81
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))77
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))74
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))70
Registration plate issues57
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))50
Rear brake binding48
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|47
Brakes imbalanced across an axle46
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))44
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|39
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))39
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|39
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|37
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||36
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))36
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|35
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|35
Windscreen washer not working 34
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))32
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|31
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|29
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||28
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))26
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))26
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))25
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault25
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))23
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))23
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))22
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|20
Horn not working (7.7 (a))19
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak19
Horn not working |1.6.2a|18
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak18
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||16
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||15
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))15
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))15
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|15
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|14
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))14
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||13
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|13
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||13
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))13
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||12
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|12
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||12
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|11
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|11
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||11
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort10
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||10
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|9
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened9
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||8
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|8

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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