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:

Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective bi Occurs:72 times
Nearside Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front coil spring broken Occurs:725 times
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted Occurs:22 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated Occurs:82 times
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Occurs:65 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:38 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:129 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:88 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:43 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:791 times
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:139 times
Nearside Front All position lamps not working Occurs:17 times
Offside Rear Wheel nut missing Occurs:25 times
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Occurs:91 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working Occurs:2,463 times
Offside Front coil spring fractured Occurs:314 times
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:77 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:128 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:543 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:158 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect Occurs:724 times
Upper Stop lamp not working Occurs:31 times
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Occurs:365 times

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