MOT History from tests of petrol MG ZRs year 2006

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Pass percent:59.14%

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

Based on:5,289 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	429
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	391
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	94
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
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	61
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	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
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	40
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
Front brake application uneven	34
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	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
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure \|3.1.4b\|	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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	17
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	17
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	17
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	17
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	16
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	16
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
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	15
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	14
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	14
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	13
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	13
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	13
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	12
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
Windscreen washer not working	11
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	11
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	11
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	11
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	10
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	10
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	10
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	10
Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage \|3.1.4a\|	10
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	9
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	9
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	9
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	9
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	9
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	9
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	9
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	9
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	9
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Rear brake binding	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 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 Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	8
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	8
Nearside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	7
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	7
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	7
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	7
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	7
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	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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