MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1946

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Pass percent:90.91%

(The average a petrol MG MIDGET year 1946 passes without issue)

Based on:143 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin locking device missing \|2.4.B.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin locking device missing \|2.4.B.3b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Track rod end ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Brake hydraulic reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Steering system fouling \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Drag link end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	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
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot\|s\| retaining device missing \|3.1.4b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	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	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin locking device missing \|2.4.B.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin locking device missing \|2.4.B.3b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Track rod end ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Brake hydraulic reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Steering system fouling \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Drag link end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	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
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot\|s\| retaining device missing \|3.1.4b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1946

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