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MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1951

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Pass percent:73.23%
(The average a petrol MG MIDGET year 1951 passes without issue)
Based on:198 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle11
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|5
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|3
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|3
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside Rear front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Front brake application uneven2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|2
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Rear brake application uneven2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside Leaf spring shackle bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Front Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Inner Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 |1.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking brake test not carried out |3.6.A.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
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring shackle bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Front passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Leaf spring shackle bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Rear Fuel pipe insecure |7.2.1|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring saddle is moving relative to the spring |2.4.B.7a|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring saddle is moving relative to the spring |2.4.B.7a|1
Offside Front Service brake application uneven across the axle |3.7.D.2b|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Offside Rear front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a|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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