MOT History from tests of petrol MG BGs year 1971

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Pass percent:68.89%

(The average a petrol MG BG year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:45 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Fuel hose leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Passenger`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	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
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Fuel hose leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Passenger`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG BGs year 1971

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