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:

Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:44 times
Offside front brake binding Occurs:40 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working Occurs:1,045 times
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Occurs:245 times
Offside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Occurs:31 times
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam Occurs:190 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:16 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Occurs:158 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:14 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 Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn ai Occurs:41 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:444 times
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment Occurs:60 times
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:103 times
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:58 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak Occurs:103 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:70 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 coil spring fractured Occurs:220 times
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play Occurs:65 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:271 times
Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:16 times
Steering wheel retaining device insecure Occurs:22 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:67 times
Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:11 times

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