MOT History from tests of petrol MG ZRs year 2006

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Pass percent:59.13%

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

Based on:5,172 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	420
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	383
Registration plate lamp issues	161
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	124
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	122
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	119
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	98
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	98
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	92
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	87
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	80
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	77
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	70
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	70
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	61
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	61
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	59
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	57
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	53
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	52
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	46
Registration plate issues	45
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	40
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	40
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	38
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	37
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	36
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	34
Front brake application uneven	34
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	32
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	30
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	25
Brake pipe excessively corroded	25
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	22
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	21
Windscreen has damage	19
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	18
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	18
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	18
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure \|3.1.4b\|	18
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	17
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	17
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	16
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	16
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	16
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	15
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	14
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	14
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	13
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	13
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	13
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	13
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	12
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	11
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	11
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	11
Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage \|3.1.4a\|	10
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	10
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	10
Windscreen washer not working	9
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	9
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	9
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	9
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	9
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	9
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	9
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Rear brake binding	8
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	8
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	8
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	8
Nearside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	7
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	7
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	7
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	7
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	7
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	7
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	7
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	7
Rear brake application uneven	7

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 2006

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