MOT History from tests of petrol MG ZTs year 2001

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Pass percent:58.52%

(The average a petrol MG ZT year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:15,259 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1691
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1403
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1228
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	930
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	549
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	522
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	395
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	365
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	345
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	334
Registration plate issues	251
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	221
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	184
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	177
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	158
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	156
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	136
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	132
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	127
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	124
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	114
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	108
Rear brake binding	98
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	89
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	89
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	87
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	84
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	84
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	82
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	81
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	79
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	75
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	75
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	68
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	67
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	66
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	64
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	59
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	58
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	56
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	54
Front brake application uneven	53
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	53
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	52
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	52
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	50
Windscreen has damage	49
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	48
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	45
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	45
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	44
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	44
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	42
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	40
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	40
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	36
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	36
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	36
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	35
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	35
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	34
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Steering column will not lock in a fixed position \|adjustable type\| \|2.1.2a\|	32
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	30
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	30
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	29
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	28
Rear brake application uneven	27
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	25
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	25
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	24
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	24
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	24
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	23
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	23
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	23
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	22
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	22
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	22
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	21
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	21
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	21
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	21
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	20
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	20
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	20
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	19
Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	19
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	19

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 ZTs year 2001

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