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 Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint Occurs:60 times
Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating Occurs:65 times
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:44 times
Nearside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Occurs:15 times
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:107 times
Front brake application uneven Occurs:233 times
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced b Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:33 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image Occurs:29 times
Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:13 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:134 times
Brake hose has insufficient room to move Occurs:25 times
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour a Occurs:34 times
Front brake application uneven Occurs:233 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:13 times
Central Rear Lower Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) Occurs:13 times
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:310 times
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) Occurs:52 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:23 times
Rear Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) Occurs:12 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour Occurs:472 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:310 times
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:12 times
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement Occurs:14 times

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