MOT History from tests of petrol MGB GTs year 1969

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Pass percent:63.33%

(The average a petrol MGB GT year 1969 passes without issue)

Based on:30 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire around pump \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected Nearside outer sill (rear) (5.3.6 (a) (ii))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened chassis (5.3.3 (b) (i))	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire around pump \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected Nearside outer sill (rear) (5.3.6 (a) (ii))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened chassis (5.3.3 (b) (i))	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MGB GTs year 1969

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