MOT History from tests of diesel MG ZRs year 2002

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Pass percent:55.82%

(The average a diesel MG ZR year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:10,473 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	947
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	693
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	422
Registration plate lamp issues	397
Brake pipe excessively corroded	305
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	267
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	266
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	255
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	233
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	225
Registration plate issues	181
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	181
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	163
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	162
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	140
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	133
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	133
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	130
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	128
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	110
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	108
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	99
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	94
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	93
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	91
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	89
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	85
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	82
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	78
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	77
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	76
Windscreen has damage	72
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	69
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	65
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	63
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	62
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	61
Front brake application uneven	59
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	55
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	54
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	52
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	52
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	47
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	47
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	47
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	45
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	45
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	45
Rear brake binding	45
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	43
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	41
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	38
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	37
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	36
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	36
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	35
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	35
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	32
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	29
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	29
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	29
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	28
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	28
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	28
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	27
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	27
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	27
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	26
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	25
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	25
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	25
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	24
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	24
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	24
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	23
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	23
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	22
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	22
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	22
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	21
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	21
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	20
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	20
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	20
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	20
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	19
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	19
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	19
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	19
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	18
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	18
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	18
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	18
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	18
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	17
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	17
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	17
Front brake excessively fluctuating	17
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	17
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	16
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	16
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	16
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	16
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	15
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	15
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete \|3.3.A.1b\|	15
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	14
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	14
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	14

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 diesel MG ZRs year 2002

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