MOT History from tests of petrol SMART ROADSTERs year 2005

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Pass percent:67.51%

(The average a petrol SMART ROADSTER year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:11,795 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	708
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	579
Headlamp aim out of alignment	548
Brake pipe excessively corroded	448
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	206
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	174
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	159
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	137
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	133
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	131
Registration plate issues	128
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	121
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	119
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	110
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	79
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	77
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	75
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	72
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	70
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	67
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	66
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	65
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	56
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	54
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	54
Rear brake binding	53
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	52
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	48
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	41
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	32
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	29
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	28
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
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\|	26
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	26
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\|	25
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	24
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	24
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	24
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
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\|	22
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Front brake application uneven	21
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
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\|	20
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	20
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	19
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	19
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	18
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	18
Rear brake application uneven	18
Windscreen has damage	18
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	18
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	18
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	18
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Front brake excessively fluctuating	17
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	17
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	17
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	16
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	16
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	16
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	16
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	16
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	15
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	15
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	15
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	14
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	14
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	14
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	14
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	13
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	13
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	13
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	13
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	13
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	13
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	13
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	12
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	12
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	12
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	12
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	12
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	12
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	12
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	12
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	12
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	12

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 2005

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