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MOT History from tests of petrol MG MGs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:47.27%
(The average a petrol MG MG year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:55 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|8
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released5
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|5
Registration plate lamp issues5
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|4
Brake pipe excessively corroded4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|3
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm severely distorted |2.4.G.1|1
Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking caliper |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Stop lamp not working staying on . possible switch |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Front Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Rear brake binding1
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a failure in the system |2.3.8|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage cracked |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Rear Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|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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