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MOT History from tests of petrol MG Bs year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:77.14%
(The average a petrol MG B year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:35 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Fuel pipe union leaking fuel pump union. |6.1.3 |b| |i||1
Front Steering wheel in a condition that hampers proper control |2.1.1|1
Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Offside Inner Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |3.6.C.3|1
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6|1
Nearside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Rear brake binding1

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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