MOT History from tests of petrol MG VAs year 1937

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Pass percent:79.27%

(The average a petrol MG VA year 1937 passes without issue)

Based on:82 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside \|3.7.C.2\|	2
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket loose \|2.4.B.6a\|	1
Indicator tell tale missing \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Offside Leaf spring shackle bracket loose \|2.4.B.6a\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Front Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Nearside Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage \|2.7.4\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Brake cable locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside \|3.7.C.2\|	2
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket loose \|2.4.B.6a\|	1
Indicator tell tale missing \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
Offside Leaf spring shackle bracket loose \|2.4.B.6a\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Front Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Nearside Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage \|2.7.4\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Brake cable locking device missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure \|4.2.A.1c\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MG VAs year 1937

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