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MOT reliability

Mg Costello

1 vehicles · 13 completed MOT tests analysed
69%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Mg Costello vehicles and 13 completed MOT tests, the Mg Costello has an overall 69% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 14,507 miles.

1
Vehicles
13
MOT tests
752
Avg miles / year
0.8
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg Costello problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg Costello MOT tests:

  • Other90%
  • Brakes20%

Mg Costello pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Mg Costello MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mg Costello MOT tests:

  1. Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) (1 times)
  2. lower bolt of clutch slave cylinder loose / thread stripped. (1 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  4. Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  5. Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8) (1 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  7. Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  8. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (1 times)
  9. PARK BRAKE ON MINIMUM REQUIREMENNTS (1 times)
  10. Rear exhaust rubber mountings STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS CRACKING (1 times)
  11. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (1 times)

Mg Costello pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1981 1 13 69% 14,507

Mg Costello reliability FAQ

Across 1 Mg Costello vehicles in our MOT data, 69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about 0.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg Costello MOT issues are: Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a); lower bolt of clutch slave cylinder loose / thread stripped.; Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Mg Costello in our data has covered around 14,507 miles.

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