MOT History from tests of petrol MG SPORTSs year 1978

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Pass percent:67.65%

(The average a petrol MG SPORTS year 1978 passes without issue)

Based on:34 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Rear brake binding	2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1
Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Centre Front Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	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
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Rear brake binding	2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1
Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Centre Front Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG SPORTSs year 1978

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