SMART Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of SMART vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 244,553 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 Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:19 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:25 times
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:48 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect Occurs:724 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:115 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:177 times
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:14 times
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort Occurs:49 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside Occurs:169 times
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:146 times
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:54 times
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced Occurs:34 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working Occurs:1,045 times
Offside Rear Position lamp not working a Occurs:54 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:15 times
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort Occurs:54 times
Centre engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:43 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush Occurs:59 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working Occurs:2,463 times
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:113 times
Front Front position lamp not working Occurs:23 times
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) Occurs:51 times
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive Occurs:419 times
Hazard warning switch faulty Occurs:17 times
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush Occurs:31 times

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