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MOT History from tests of petrol MG Bs year 1996

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Pass percent:75.00%
(The average a petrol MG B year 1996 passes without issue)
Based on:40 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Offside Front Inner Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired sill (6.2.2 (d) (ii))1
Offside Front Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired floor (6.2.2 (d) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
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 effectively1
Nearside Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired cross member (6.2.2 (d) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Rear Service brake excessively binding both sides (1.2.1 (f))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
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Brake performance unable to be tested Front N/S Pads Down To Metal (1.2.1 (g))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
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Prop shaft joint excessively worn (6.1.7 (c) (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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