MOT History from tests of petrol MG ZRs year 2005

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Pass percent:58.46%

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

Based on:56,573 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5018
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4357
Registration plate lamp issues	2280
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1450
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1433
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1401
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1180
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1159
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1154
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1144
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1134
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1105
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1041
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1033
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	816
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	783
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	693
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	691
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	605
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	576
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	554
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	547
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	520
Registration plate issues	508
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	506
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	498
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	457
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	437
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	396
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	395
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	389
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	387
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	380
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	375
Front brake application uneven	327
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	316
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	306
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	305
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	301
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	287
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	276
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	275
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	227
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	219
Brake pipe excessively corroded	211
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	206
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	204
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	197
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	182
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	175
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	175
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	169
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	169
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	163
Rear brake binding	155
Windscreen has damage	152
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	139
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	138
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	128
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	128
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	128
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	126
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	126
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	123
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	122
Front brake excessively fluctuating	121
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	114
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	111
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure \|3.1.4b\|	108
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	108
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	106
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	104
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	103
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	96
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	95
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	95
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	88
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	88
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	87
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	87
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	86
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	85
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	84
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	82
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	76
Windscreen washer not working	76
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\|	75
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	74
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	73
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	73
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	71

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 ZRs year 2005

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