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MOT History from tests of petrol MG B Gs year 1972

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Pass percent:52.50%
(The average a petrol MG B G year 1972 passes without issue)
Based on:40 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|8
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Registration plate lamp issues4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Rear brake binding2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting corrosion within 30cm of forward leaf spring mounting marked with yellow chalk (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings boot floor |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings chassis leg |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Nearside Rear An item not tested |Manual|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Rear Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder securing device missing |3.5.1j|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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