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 Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:128 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen a Occurs:14 times
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) Occurs:21 times
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:44 times
Registration plate lamp issues Occurs:10,011 times
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:16 times
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn Occurs:132 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:140 times
Offside Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:207 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested Occurs:11 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint Occurs:147 times
Brake hose excessively deteriorated Occurs:890 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:74 times
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage Occurs:12 times
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment Occurs:61 times
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Occurs:77 times
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort Occurs:49 times
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle Occurs:332 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits b Occurs:15 times
Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Occurs:40 times
Offside front brake binding Occurs:40 times
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image Occurs:102 times
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Occurs:110 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:65 times

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