MOT History from tests of petrol MG ZTs year 2003

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Pass percent:63.86%

(The average a petrol MG ZT year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:33,118 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2503
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2385
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2084
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1476
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1013
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	832
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	723
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	576
Registration plate issues	470
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	285
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	269
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	268
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	256
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	249
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	244
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	244
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	237
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	209
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	208
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	201
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	195
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	193
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	192
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	192
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	191
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	187
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	177
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	160
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	142
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	141
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	140
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	138
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	138
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	123
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	116
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	114
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	111
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Windscreen has damage	106
Rear brake binding	103
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	100
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	99
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	99
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	98
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	94
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	93
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	93
Steering column will not lock in a fixed position \|adjustable type\| \|2.1.2a\|	92
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	89
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	88
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	82
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	79
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	77
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	76
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	76
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\|	76
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	69
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\|	69
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	68
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	66
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	65
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	65
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	63
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	62
Rear brake application uneven	62
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	61
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	60
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	60
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57
Front brake application uneven	57
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	56
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	56
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\|	54
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	51
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\|	50
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	50
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	49
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	48
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	48
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	47
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	46
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	46
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	45
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	44
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	44
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	44
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	41
Windscreen washer not working	41
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	41
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	40
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	39
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	39
Front brake excessively fluctuating	38
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	37
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	37
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	36

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 2003

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