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MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGETs year 1983

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mot history
Pass percent:68.63%
(The average a petrol MG MIDGET year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:51 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength valence (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Offside Front Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill/wing (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded wing |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded arch / sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Brake prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |1.1.21 |e| |i||1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheelarch |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floor |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheelarch |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Front Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Steering column retaining device insecure |2.1.6|1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded n/s/r inner sill |5.2.6|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Track rod end loose lock nut |2.2.B.1d|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings nearside floor and sill seam corroded |6.1.B.2|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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