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MOT History from tests of petrol MG ROADSTERs year 1959

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Pass percent:87.29%
(The average a petrol MG ROADSTER year 1959 passes without issue)
Based on:362 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|8
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|3
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|3
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Rear brake application uneven2
Rear brake binding2
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6|2
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|2
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front brake application uneven1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Nearside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Registration plate issues1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b|1
Nearside Rear An item not tested |Manual|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively stretched on full lock |1.1.12 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively stretched on full lock |1.1.12 |b| |ii||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 |1.3.1 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Offside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Lower Steering column universal joint insecure |2.1.5|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.6.B.2c|1
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|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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