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MOT History from tests of petrol MG ROADSTERs year 1962

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mot history
Pass percent:79.87%
(The average a petrol MG ROADSTER year 1962 passes without issue)
Based on:159 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Horn not working |1.6.2a|5
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Rear brake application uneven2
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front and rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front and rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Rear Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front 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 Body has a projection caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Offside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a|1
Offside Front Brake insecure calliper (1.1.21 (c))1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c|1
Nearside Front Road wheel spoke cracked |4.2.A.1b|1
Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Brake hose damaged1
Offside Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Centre Rear Fuel pipe insecure |7.2.1|1
Centre Rear Fuel hose excessively damaged |7.2.2|1
Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front Road wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a|1
Nearside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.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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