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MOT History from tests of petrol MG RV8s year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:84.85%
(The average a petrol MG RV8 year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:297 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively7
Registration plate issues4
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|4
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Windscreen wiper blade insecure2
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c|1
Offside Rear fog lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.6d|1
Nearside Seat belt buckle damaged |7.1.2 |d||1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Parking brake lever is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |1.1.6 |f||1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|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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