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MOT History from tests of petrol MG MGs year 1938

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mot history
Pass percent:87.35%
(The average a petrol MG MG year 1938 passes without issue)
Based on:253 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort5
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Rear brake application uneven3
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Registration plate issues2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Front Road wheel spoke cracked |4.2.A.1b|1
Offside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front brake drum insecure |3.5.1i|1
Offside Front brake drum insecure |3.5.1i|1
Offside Rear brake drum insecure |3.5.1i|1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Upper Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Drag link end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Wheel fitment excessively worn between the wheel and hub spigot mounting |4.2.B.5|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 Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Inner Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Inner Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Centre Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Centre Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Rear Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Centre Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front brake drum locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Offside Rear brake drum locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|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.

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