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 brake caliper has restricted free movement Occurs:11 times
Steering wheel retaining device insecure Occurs:22 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:677 times
Emissions not tested d Occurs:29 times
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:24 times
Offside Rear brake caliper leaking Occurs:11 times
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Occurs:77 times
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` Occurs:206 times
Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside Occurs:24 times
Offside Front position lamp not working Occurs:1,662 times
Nearside Front Front position lamp not working Occurs:548 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:130 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:64 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:25 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside Occurs:155 times
Offside Front position lamp incorrect colour Occurs:28 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:136 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:693 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:115 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:444 times
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit a Occurs:11 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Occurs:64 times
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective Seal split (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:14 times
Emissions not tested Occurs:102 times

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