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MOT History from tests of petrol SMART FORTWOs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:81.06%
(The average a petrol SMART FORTWO year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:5,518 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively232
Headlamp aim out of alignment164
Brake pipe excessively corroded38
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|35
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))29
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))28
Windscreen washer not working 25
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))25
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))25
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))23
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|23
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))20
Registration plate issues20
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))19
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))17
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))14
Brakes imbalanced across an axle14
Registration plate lamp issues14
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))13
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))13
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))13
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))13
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
Offside 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 Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))10
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|8
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|8
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))8
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))7
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|7
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))7
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|7
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
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))6
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Offside 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
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))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
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))5
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||5
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||4
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))4
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))4
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||4
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||4
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))4
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))4
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||4
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||4
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4

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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