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MOT History from tests of diesel SMART FORTWOs year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:70.96%
(The average a diesel SMART FORTWO year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:3,168 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment154
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively126
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|50
Rear brake binding46
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))41
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))39
Brake pipe excessively corroded35
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|32
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))30
Registration plate lamp issues29
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))27
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|27
Brakes imbalanced across an axle26
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))26
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))23
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))23
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||18
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|16
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|15
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|14
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||13
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|13
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault13
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|13
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|12
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|12
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||11
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||11
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|10
Registration plate issues9
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|9
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|9
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||9
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))8
Windscreen washer not working 8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|7
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|7
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|7
Horn not working (7.7 (a))7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Rear brake application uneven6
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||5
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Windscreen has damage5
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))5
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|5
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||4
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement4
Horn not working |1.6.2a|4
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))4
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||4
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))4
Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|3
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|3
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|3
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||3
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||3
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))3
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||3
Lower Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i))3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2|3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||3
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))3
Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))3
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))3
Lower engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |6.1.D.1a|3
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||3
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))3

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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