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MOT History from tests of petrol MG BGTs year 1964

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Pass percent:79.66%
(The average a petrol MG BGT year 1964 passes without issue)
Based on:118 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Rear brake binding2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Offside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Rear Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6|1
Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Headlamp not working on main beam both |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported centre mount |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
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 aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength front mounting(inner sill) (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring modified so the suspension is inoperative no movement in shackle (5.3.1 (d) (ii))1
Offside Rear Leaf spring modified so the suspension is inoperative no movement in shackle (5.3.1 (d) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Front Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|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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