MOT History from tests of petrol MG TAs year 1939

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Pass percent:87.02%

(The average a petrol MG TA year 1939 passes without issue)

Based on:131 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	2
Front brake application uneven	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing device loose \|3.5.1j\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Brake lever locking device insecure \|3.5.1l\|	1
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber missing \|2.7.1b\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Offside Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Parking brake lever pawl spring does not push the pawl positively into the ratchet teeth \|3.1.5\|	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	2
Front brake application uneven	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing device loose \|3.5.1j\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Brake lever locking device insecure \|3.5.1l\|	1
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber missing \|2.7.1b\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Offside Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Parking brake lever pawl spring does not push the pawl positively into the ratchet teeth \|3.1.5\|	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG TAs year 1939

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