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MOT History from tests of petrol MG B ROADSTERs year 1970

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Pass percent:81.31%
(The average a petrol MG B ROADSTER year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:214 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Horn not working |1.6.2a|6
Rear brake binding4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Front brake application uneven3
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|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 wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by brake fluid |3.5.1h|1
Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Offside Rear Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings chassis rail |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
All direction indicators not working not flashing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front Brake pipe stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Nearside Front Upper Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Front Upper Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering sill |6.1.1 |c| |ii||1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Rear Fuel hose excessively chafed |7.2.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.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.

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