MOT History from tests of petrol SMART ROADSTERs year 2004

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Pass percent:66.12%

(The average a petrol SMART ROADSTER year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:26,231 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1999
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1284
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1169
Brake pipe excessively corroded	988
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	438
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	414
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	373
Registration plate issues	340
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	318
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	307
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	303
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	303
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	301
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	275
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	240
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	228
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	220
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	207
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	187
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	168
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	168
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	162
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	161
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	158
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	135
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	133
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	124
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	122
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	119
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	117
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	110
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Rear brake binding	99
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	83
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	82
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	81
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	74
Rear brake application uneven	71
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	67
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Windscreen has damage	61
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	61
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Front brake application uneven	59
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	57
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	56
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	56
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	55
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	53
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	51
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	51
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	51
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	51
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	49
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	48
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	48
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	46
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	45
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	44
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	44
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	44
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	43
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	42
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	41
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	40
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	40
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	39
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	39
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	38
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	38
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	37
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	36
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	36
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	36
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	35
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	35
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	33
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	32
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	31
Front brake excessively fluctuating	31
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	31
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	31
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	30
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	29
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	29
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	29
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	29
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	29
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	29
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	28
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	28
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	27
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	27
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	27
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	27
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27

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 ROADSTERs year 2004

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