MOT History from tests of petrol MGB ROADSTERs year 1965

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Pass percent:41.67%

(The average a petrol MGB ROADSTER year 1965 passes without issue)

Based on:12 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view \|8.2.1c\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked trunion bolt castle nut split pin missing \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut not locked upper trunion bolt castle nut split pin missing \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked lower trunion bolt castle nut split pin missing \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Centre Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	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
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view \|8.2.1c\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked trunion bolt castle nut split pin missing \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut not locked upper trunion bolt castle nut split pin missing \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked lower trunion bolt castle nut split pin missing \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Centre Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MGB ROADSTERs year 1965

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