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MOT reliability

Mg Lester

2 vehicles · 12 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 2 Mg Lester vehicles and 12 completed MOT tests, the Mg Lester has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 4,108 miles.

2
Vehicles
12
MOT tests
127
Avg miles / year
1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg Lester problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg Lester MOT tests:

  • Other108%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension25%
  • Brakes8%
  • Steering8%

Fuel types: Petrol (2)

Most common Mg Lester MOT faults

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

  1. Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  2. Nearside Front Direction indicators missing (1.4.A.2b) (1 times)
  3. Nearside Rear Direction indicators missing (1.4.A.2b) (1 times)
  4. Offside Front Direction indicators missing (1.4.A.2b) (1 times)
  5. Offside Rear Direction indicators missing (1.4.A.2b) (1 times)
  6. speedo cable appears to be disconected and laying on exhaust (1 times)
  7. NO LIGHTS FITTED AT TIME OF TEST (1 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  9. corrosion on nearside front body support/chassis (1 times)
  10. corrosion on offside chassis (1 times)
  11. slight slow reaction from neareside rear footbrake (1 times)
  12. Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1 times)
  13. slight corrosion to nearside front body mounting outrigger (1 times)
  14. Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (1 times)

Mg Lester pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1955 1 10 90% 8,172
1946 1 2 50% 45

Mg Lester reliability FAQ

Across 2 Mg Lester vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg Lester MOT issues are: Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)); Nearside Front Direction indicators missing (1.4.A.2b); Nearside Rear Direction indicators missing (1.4.A.2b).

The typical Mg Lester in our data has covered around 4,108 miles.

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