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MOT History from tests of petrol MG M Gs year 1973

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mot history
Pass percent:58.97%
(The average a petrol MG M G year 1973 passes without issue)
Based on:39 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Rear brake binding2
Windscreen has damage1
Offside Outer Front Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6|1
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Front Lower Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.2.1b|1
Rear Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Bonnet retaining device excessively deteriorated |8.4.2|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Offside Front Brake pedal has excessive side movement indicating a badly worn bearing or pivot |3.3.A.1d|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Road wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.A.1b|1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a|1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|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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