MOT History from tests of petrol MG B ROADSTERs year 1974

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Pass percent:70.97%

(The average a petrol MG B ROADSTER year 1974 passes without issue)

Based on:62 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported center/rear section \|7.1.1\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported center/rear section \|7.1.1\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG B ROADSTERs year 1974

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