MOT History from tests of petrol MG B ROADSTERs year 1981

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Pass percent:77.23%

(The average a petrol MG B ROADSTER year 1981 passes without issue)

Based on:101 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	6
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	2
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Rear brake binding	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking at brake drum \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	1
Nearside 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 Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam re-greased \|5.1.2 \|d\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
rear brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	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
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	6
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	2
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Rear brake binding	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking at brake drum \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	1
Nearside 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 Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam re-greased \|5.1.2 \|d\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
rear brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG B ROADSTERs year 1981

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