MOT Check for MG MGBs

The MG MGB makes up 25,723 of the overall 2,416,179 MG MOT test results. Select your MGB model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Stop lamp all not working aiii Occurs:65 times
Nearside Rear Wheel nut loose  Occurs:46 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:128 times
Nearside Front Road wheel spoke excessively loose  Occurs:32 times
Parking brake lever pawl spring does not push the pawl positively into the ratchet teeth  Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing  Occurs:17 times
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only  Occurs:21 times
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively Occurs:3,819 times
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure  Occurs:43 times
Nearside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam  Occurs:18 times
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:45 times
Offside Rear Wheel fitment excessively worn between the wheel and hub spigot mounting  Occurs:21 times
Rear Brake hose excessively damaged  Occurs:18 times
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:158 times
Parking on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 bi Occurs:43 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:95 times
Offside Rear Wheel nut missing  Occurs:20 times
Speedometer cannot be illuminated.  Occurs:92 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:43 times
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn  Occurs:27 times
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:446 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:120 times
Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing  Occurs:17 times
Offside rear brake juddering severely  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:14 times
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