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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play bi Occurs:28 times
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush Occurs:30 times
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective Seal split (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:123 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn ai Occurs:41 times
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort Occurs:29 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:181 times
Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Occurs:40 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image Occurs:12 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour Occurs:435 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Occurs:166 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak Occurs:103 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak Occurs:82 times
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault Occurs:29 times
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:58 times
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:162 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:50 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working Occurs:54 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:19 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour Occurs:161 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:38 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:89 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour Occurs:472 times
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure Occurs:16 times

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