MOT History from tests of petrol MG SPORTSs year 1972

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Pass percent:40.00%

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

Based on:15 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Rear brake binding	2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension retaining device ineffective \|2.5.A.4\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake lever releases when knocked \|3.1.6a\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i))	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chasis/jacking point (5.3.6 (a) (i))	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	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
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Rear brake binding	2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension retaining device ineffective \|2.5.A.4\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake lever releases when knocked \|3.1.6a\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i))	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chasis/jacking point (5.3.6 (a) (i))	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG SPORTSs year 1972

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