MOT History from tests of petrol MG B-GTs year 1974

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Pass percent:72.50%

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

Based on:40 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring splayed and action impaired \|2.4.B.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring splayed and action impaired \|2.4.B.1c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Central Front Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	1
Emissions not tested Due to excessive oil leak. (8.2.1.2 (d))	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring splayed and action impaired \|2.4.B.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring splayed and action impaired \|2.4.B.1c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Central Front Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	1
Emissions not tested Due to excessive oil leak. (8.2.1.2 (d))	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG B-GTs year 1974

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