SMART Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of SMART vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 217,245 SMART Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that SMARTs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own SMART's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:223 times
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Occurs:112 times
Battery insecure Occurs:188 times
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure Occurs:18 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam Occurs:172 times
Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:271 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush Occurs:26 times
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:27 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:79 times
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:74 times
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:79 times
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. Occurs:25 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:75 times
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:70 times
Nearside Side repeater not working Occurs:258 times
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:34 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:39 times
brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Occurs:13 times
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure Occurs:17 times
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure Occurs:13 times
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:422 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect Occurs:776 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested Occurs:24 times
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Occurs:12 times

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