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MOT History from tests of petrol SMC QUADs year 2003

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mot history
Pass percent:61.97%
(The average a petrol SMC QUAD year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:71 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues7
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|3
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|2
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|2
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front IMPORTANT. Do not use failure or PRS against this item. For other suspension defects please enter 5190 in the `Find item` box above. |9.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Centre Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4|1
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|1
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|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Centre Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Steering retaining device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Lower Front suspension retaining device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Centre Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Inner Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Centre Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a|1
Fuel system component leaking carb |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake efficiency below requirements foot brake |3.7.C.1a|1
Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1

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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