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MOT reliability

Mg Mgb gt coupe

4 vehicles · 46 completed MOT tests analysed
76%
MOT pass rate

Based on 4 Mg Mgb gt coupe vehicles and 46 completed MOT tests, the Mg Mgb gt coupe has an overall 76% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 43,064 miles.

4
Vehicles
46
MOT tests
1,116
Avg miles / year
1.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg Mgb gt coupe problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg Mgb gt coupe MOT tests:

  • Other121%
  • Emissions & nuisance12%
  • Brakes4%
  • Lamps & electrical1%
  • Steering1%

Mg Mgb gt coupe pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
201100%

Fuel types: Petrol (4)

Most common Mg Mgb gt coupe MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mg Mgb gt coupe MOT tests:

  1. Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (3 times)
  2. Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (3 times)
  3. all suspension bushes perishing (2 times)
  4. nearside rear tyre starting to get low on edges (2 times)
  5. some lift evident in both front suspension king pins (2 times)
  6. very little servo assistance on brakes (2 times)
  7. Nearside Front Lower Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (2 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  10. Offside Front Lower Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (2 times)
  11. Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b) (2 times)
  12. offside rear tyre cracked and perished (2 times)
  13. f/o/s kingpin slight play (2 times)
  14. front underwing areas corroded (2 times)
  15. windscreen slight damage (2 times)

Mg Mgb gt coupe pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1987 1 7 86% 75,127
1975 2 30 77% 47,248
1971 1 9 67% 2,633

Mg Mgb gt coupe reliability FAQ

Across 4 Mg Mgb gt coupe vehicles in our MOT data, 76% pass the MOT (a 24% failure rate), with about 1.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg Mgb gt coupe MOT issues are: Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2); Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2); all suspension bushes perishing.

The typical Mg Mgb gt coupe in our data has covered around 43,064 miles.

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