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 Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported Occurs:13 times
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted Occurs:79 times
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:26 times
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image Occurs:12 times
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour a Occurs:44 times
Offside Rear Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) Occurs:12 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:37 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users Occurs:21 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases a Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front front brake binding Occurs:20 times
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:53 times
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:36 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted Occurs:105 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:26 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:110 times
Windscreen has damage Occurs:300 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users Occurs:21 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect Occurs:268 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits c Occurs:209 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint Occurs:171 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
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:13 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen a Occurs:22 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:47 times

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