MOT History from tests of diesel MG ZTs year 2004

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Pass percent:58.69%

(The average a diesel MG ZT year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:22,675 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2330
Registration plate lamp issues	2049
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1759
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1149
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	762
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	707
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	646
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	569
Registration plate issues	281
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	253
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	226
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	225
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	222
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	220
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	217
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	209
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	202
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	182
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	170
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	167
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	160
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	159
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	158
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	155
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	155
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	154
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	141
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	139
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	132
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	129
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	124
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	114
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	113
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	112
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	110
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	108
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	106
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	103
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	101
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	99
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	95
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	94
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	93
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	90
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	87
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	87
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	79
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	75
Windscreen has damage	75
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\|	73
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	68
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	67
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	66
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	65
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	63
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
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\|	62
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	60
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	59
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	52
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	52
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	52
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	49
Rear brake binding	49
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\|	47
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\|	45
Front brake application uneven	44
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	43
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	43
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	43
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	42
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	40
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	39
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	39
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	39
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	38
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	37
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	36
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	35
Rear brake application uneven	35
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	34
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	34
Steering column will not lock in a fixed position \|adjustable type\| \|2.1.2a\|	34
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	33
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	32
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	31
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	31
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	31
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	30
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	29
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| insecure \|1.1.A.3a\|	29
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	29
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	29

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 diesel MG ZTs year 2004

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