MOT History from tests of petrol MG TFs year 2006

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Pass percent:68.33%

(The average a petrol MG TF year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:5,971 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	278
Headlamp aim out of alignment	230
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	111
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	110
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	107
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	105
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	91
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	84
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	69
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	61
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	59
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	59
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	52
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	42
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	40
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	35
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Registration plate issues	33
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	26
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	25
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	25
Brake pipe excessively corroded	23
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	22
Registration plate lamp issues	22
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	21
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	21
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	19
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	19
Offside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	19
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	18
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	18
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	17
Rear brake binding	17
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	17
Front brake application uneven	17
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	17
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	16
Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	16
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	16
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	16
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	15
Nearside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	15
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	14
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	14
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	14
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	13
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Front brake excessively fluctuating	13
Windscreen washer not working	12
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	12
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	11
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	11
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	11
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	11
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	10
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	9
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	9
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	9
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	9
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	9
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	9
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	9
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	9
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	9
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	8
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	8
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|5.3.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	8
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	8
Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	8
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	8
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	7
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	7
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	7
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	7
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	7
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	7
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	6
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	6
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	6
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	6
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	6
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	6
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|5.3.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	6
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	6
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	6
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	6
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6

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 2006

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