MOT History from tests of petrol MG ZTs year 2002

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Pass percent:63.58%

(The average a petrol MG ZT year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:36,316 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2972
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2539
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2528
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1869
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1157
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	949
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	826
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	552
Registration plate issues	548
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	359
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	325
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	324
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	311
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	301
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	296
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	275
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	265
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	245
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	232
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	228
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	225
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	217
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	193
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	193
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	183
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Rear brake binding	150
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	148
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	145
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	139
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	130
Windscreen has damage	128
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	127
Steering column will not lock in a fixed position \|adjustable type\| \|2.1.2a\|	126
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	126
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	125
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\|	121
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	120
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	109
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	108
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	105
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	105
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	104
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	103
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	102
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	98
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	96
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	94
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	89
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\|	88
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	86
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	85
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	84
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\|	84
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	84
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	83
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Front brake application uneven	81
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	77
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	77
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	76
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	74
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	72
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	72
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	71
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	69
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	66
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	66
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	63
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	62
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	60
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	59
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\|	59
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	58
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	54
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	54
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	53
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	49
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	48
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	47
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	46
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	45
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	44
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	44
Rear brake application uneven	43
Front brake excessively fluctuating	43
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	40
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	40

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 2002

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