MOT History from tests of diesel MG ZTs year 2005

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Pass percent:59.41%

(The average a diesel MG ZT year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:12,049 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	990
Headlamp aim out of alignment	779
Brake pipe excessively corroded	766
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	418
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	409
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	377
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	259
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	214
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	142
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	130
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	113
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	112
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	107
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	102
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	100
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Registration plate issues	91
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	88
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	83
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	82
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	81
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	74
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	72
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	69
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	68
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	65
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	61
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	59
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	57
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	53
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	52
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	48
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	47
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	46
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	41
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	41
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	39
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	38
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	38
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	33
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	32
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	32
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	31
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	31
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	30
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	30
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	28
Windscreen has damage	27
Front brake excessively fluctuating	26
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	25
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	25
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	24
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	24
Windscreen washer not working	24
Front brake application uneven	24
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	24
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	23
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\|	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	22
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	22
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\|	22
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	21
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	20
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	20
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	20
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	19
Rear brake application uneven	19
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	19
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	19
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	19
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	19
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	19
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	18
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	18
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	18
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	18
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	17
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	17
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	17
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	16
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	16
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	16
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	16
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	16
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\|	16
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	16
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	15
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	15
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	15
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	15
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	15
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\|	15
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	15

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 2005

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