MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1938

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Pass percent:88.71%

(The average a petrol MG MIDGET year 1938 passes without issue)

Based on:124 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor pin excessively loose in its bracket \|2.4.B.3a\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor pin excessively loose in its bracket \|2.4.B.3a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Steering system excessively rough \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Lower Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Rear Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Rear Service brake grabbing severely \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users \|6.1.B.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users \|6.1.B.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	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
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor pin excessively loose in its bracket \|2.4.B.3a\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor pin excessively loose in its bracket \|2.4.B.3a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Steering system excessively rough \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Lower Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Rear Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush \|2.4.B.2\|	1
front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Rear Service brake grabbing severely \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users \|6.1.B.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users \|6.1.B.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1938

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