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MOT History from tests of petrol MG TAs year 1938

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mot history
Pass percent:85.48%
(The average a petrol MG TA year 1938 passes without issue)
Based on:303 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Rear brake binding3
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|3
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|3
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Rear brake application uneven2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|2
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|2
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Rear Road wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.A.1b|1
Hydraulic brake cylinder insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.B.6d|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Front Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|1
Offside Inner Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Offside Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring to axle securing nut missing |2.4.B.7b|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure (2.4.B.7b)1
Offside Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure (2.4.B.7b)1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure (2.4.B.7b)1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure (2.4.B.7b)1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber insecure (2.7.2b)1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.2.B.1b)1
Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|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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