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MOT History from tests of petrol MG Bs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:75.86%
(The average a petrol MG B year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:29 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|4
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear brake application uneven1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Front brake application uneven1
front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Rear Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Outer Vehicle structure inadequately repaired such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced Sill panel (6.1.1 (d) (i))1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively stretched (1.1.12 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively stretched (1.1.12 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Rear Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety petrol leak carburetor (8.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Emissions not tested due to fuel leak on vehicle (8.2.1.2 (d))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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