MOT History from tests of petrol MG TFs year 2005

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Pass percent:65.36%

(The average a petrol MG TF year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:31,258 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1822
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1137
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	772
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	689
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	589
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	572
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	527
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	501
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	471
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	397
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	386
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	366
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	322
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	294
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	259
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	254
Registration plate issues	247
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	235
Brake pipe excessively corroded	212
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	204
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	192
Offside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	179
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	178
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	178
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	176
Registration plate lamp issues	175
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	164
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	162
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	146
Rear brake binding	141
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	139
Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	136
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	130
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	128
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	128
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	127
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	124
Front brake application uneven	120
Nearside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	113
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	110
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	110
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	105
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	104
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	96
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	94
Windscreen washer not working	89
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	86
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	83
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	81
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	79
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	78
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	77
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	74
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	73
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	71
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	71
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	69
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	65
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	64
Windscreen has damage	62
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	61
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	61
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	59
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	58
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	58
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	56
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	55
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	55
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	55
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	54
Front brake excessively fluctuating	53
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	52
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	51
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	50
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	49
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	49
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	49
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	48
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	48
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	47
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	45
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	44
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	44
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	43
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	39
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	38
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	36
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	35
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	35
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	35
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	35
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	35
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	35
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	35
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	34
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33

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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MOT History from tests of petrol MG TFs year 2005

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