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MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1954

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Pass percent:89.17%
(The average a petrol MG MIDGET year 1954 passes without issue)
Based on:314 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle12
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Brake master cylinder leaking (1.1.10 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid leak at union (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Rear Road wheel distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Front Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Offside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear Brake back plate|s| locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Centre Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Rear Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3|1
Rear brake application uneven1

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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