MG Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of MG vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 2,186,583 MG Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that MGs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own MG's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Inner Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:161 times
Offside Rear Wheel nut missing  Occurs:1,682 times
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view  Occurs:215 times
Upper Stop lamp not working  Occurs:290 times
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering  Occurs:211 times
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Occurs:174 times
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,011 times
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:3,853 times
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:913 times
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:665 times
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:201 times
Service brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:20,204 times
brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened  Occurs:502 times
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:167 times
Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking  Occurs:161 times
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:880 times
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:168 times
Nearside Front coil spring broken  Occurs:480 times
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel  Occurs:681 times
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder leaking  Occurs:187 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:8,450 times
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:212 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:666 times
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:2,407 times
Front brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:397 times
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