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MOT History from tests of petrol MG RV8s year 1976

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mot history
Pass percent:57.14%
(The average a petrol MG RV8 year 1976 passes without issue)
Based on:42 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|3
Brake hose has insufficient room to move2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front engine mounting bracket fractured and likely to fail |6.1.D.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a upper wishbone bearing |2.5.B.1a|1
Rear brake binding1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Stop lamp not working BOTH |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement PIN AND BUSHES BADLY WORN |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Outer Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))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
Nearside Front Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
All position lamps 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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