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MOT History from tests of petrol MG TCs year 1948

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Pass percent:0.00%
(The average a petrol MG TC year 1948 passes without issue)
Based on:1 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle10
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|6
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|2
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Parking brake lever pawl spring does not push the pawl positively into the ratchet teeth |3.1.5|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Stop lamp|s| remains on when the brakes are released |4.3.2 |a| |iii||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation |1.2.1 |d||1
Nearside Front Road wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.A.1b|1
Offside Rear Road wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.A.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a|1
Offside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring anchor bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Leaf spring anchor bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c|1
Brake master cylinder fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1e|1
Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Brake prescribed area is excessively corroded offside chassis (1.1.21 (e) (i))1
Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Direction indicators missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Rear brake binding1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b|1
Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Drag link end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye |shackle| |2.4.B.4|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye |shackle| |2.4.B.4|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye |anchor| |2.4.B.4|1
Nearside Front Track rod end damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Axle beam has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a|1
Front brake application uneven1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear Road wheel spoke cracked |4.2.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear Road wheel spoke excessively loose |4.2.A.1b|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|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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