MOT History from tests of petrol MG MGs year 1956

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Pass percent:80.83%

(The average a petrol MG MG year 1956 passes without issue)

Based on:240 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	12
Registration plate lamp issues	7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Rear brake binding	3
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Front brake application uneven	3
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Nearside Steering system fouling \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Steering system fouling \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber detached \|2.7.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Front Brake cable locking device insecure \|3.5.1l\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Rear Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Horn control missing \|1.6.1\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	1
Rear Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Position lamp switch faulty \|1.1.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement \|3.3.A.5\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Central Rear Brake hose damaged and likely to fail \|1.1.12 \|a\|\|	1
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position \|6.4.1\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Indicator switch insecure \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Brake lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	12
Registration plate lamp issues	7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Rear brake binding	3
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Front brake application uneven	3
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Nearside Steering system fouling \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Steering system fouling \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber detached \|2.7.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Front Brake cable locking device insecure \|3.5.1l\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Rear Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Horn control missing \|1.6.1\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	1
Rear Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Position lamp switch faulty \|1.1.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement \|3.3.A.5\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Central Rear Brake hose damaged and likely to fail \|1.1.12 \|a\|\|	1
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position \|6.4.1\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Indicator switch insecure \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Brake lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG MGs year 1956

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