MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGITs year 1972

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Pass percent:66.67%

(The average a petrol MG MIDGIT year 1972 passes without issue)

Based on:30 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front brake caliper locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Offside Front brake caliper locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	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
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front brake caliper locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Offside Front brake caliper locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG MIDGITs year 1972

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