MOT History from tests of petrol MG Bs year 1996

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Pass percent:70.37%

(The average a petrol MG B year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:27 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	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
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Area around spring hanger (front) (5.3.6 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Area near to lower seat belt mounting (7.1.1 (a) (i))	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
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	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
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Area around spring hanger (front) (5.3.6 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Area near to lower seat belt mounting (7.1.1 (a) (i))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG Bs year 1996

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