MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1950

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Pass percent:84.82%

(The average a petrol MG MIDGET year 1950 passes without issue)

Based on:112 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Indicator switch insecure \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	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
Nearside Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear 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
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Registration plate issues	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured \|2.4.B.1a\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected \|1.1.16 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pedal does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel \|3.3.A.3\|	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	6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Indicator switch insecure \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	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
Nearside Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear 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
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Registration plate issues	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured \|2.4.B.1a\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected \|1.1.16 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pedal does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel \|3.3.A.3\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1950

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