MOT Check for MG Bs

The MG B makes up 156,435 of the overall 2,416,179 MG MOT test results. Select your B model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:249 times
Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:15 times
Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage  Occurs:24 times
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint  Occurs:20 times
Offside Outer Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:12 times
Braking system leaking  Occurs:63 times
Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage  Occurs:24 times
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position  Occurs:36 times
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by brake fluid  Occurs:21 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush  Occurs:17 times
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:478 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:367 times
Nearside Front front brake binding  Occurs:169 times
Offside Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Wheel nut loose  Occurs:46 times
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:30 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working  Occurs:239 times
Offside Front Road wheel spoke excessively loose  Occurs:35 times
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:12 times
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:15 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:13 times
Steering system excessively tight  Occurs:97 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute  Occurs:34 times
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:333 times
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