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MOT History from tests of petrol SMART FORTWOs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:79.80%
(The average a petrol SMART FORTWO year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:6,930 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively268
Headlamp aim out of alignment205
Brake pipe excessively corroded75
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))68
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))55
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))45
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))37
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))36
Windscreen washer not working 35
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|35
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))34
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))33
Registration plate issues30
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))29
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))27
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))24
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|23
Brakes imbalanced across an axle22
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))22
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))19
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))19
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))19
Registration plate lamp issues19
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|17
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))16
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|12
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||12
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))12
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||11
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|11
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))10
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))10
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault10
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))10
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))10
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|8
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))8
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||8
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))8
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|8
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|7
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))7
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))7
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|7
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))6
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|6
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))6
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))6
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||6
Windscreen has damage6
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|6
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|6
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))5
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))5
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))5
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||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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