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MOT History from tests of petrol MG TDs year 1954

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mot history
Pass percent:80.52%
(The average a petrol MG TD year 1954 passes without issue)
Based on:77 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Rear brake application uneven1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Steering column will not lock in a fixed position |adjustable type| |2.1.2a|1
Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage |3.1.4a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Rear Electrical wiring damaged and bare wires exposed |1.9.2c|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Steering arm deformed and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|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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