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 Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:136 times
Brakes imbalanced across an axle Occurs:2,014 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:70 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:20 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:128 times
Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:65 times
Emissions not tested  Occurs:102 times
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:39 times
Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:98 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:34 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:2,463 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:171 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working  Occurs:12 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:90 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:57 times
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Occurs:21 times
Nearside Front position lamp not working  Occurs:1,689 times
Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:15 times
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Occurs:128 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:271 times
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle  Occurs:332 times
Steering lock fails to engage  Occurs:21 times
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