MOT reliability
Mg Midget1500
3 vehicles · 17 completed MOT tests analysed
65%
MOT pass rate
Based on 3 Mg Midget1500 vehicles and 17 completed MOT tests, the Mg Midget1500 has an overall 65% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 75,353 miles.
3
Vehicles
17
MOT tests
129
Avg miles / year
1.7
Faults per test
3%
Dangerous-fault share
Mg Midget1500 problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Mg Midget1500 MOT tests:
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Other76%
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Emissions & nuisance14%
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Seatbelts & equipment7%
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Visibility3%
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Brakes3%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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Steering3%
Mg Midget1500 pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|
Fuel types: Petrol (3)
Most common Mg Midget1500 MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mg Midget1500 MOT tests:
- Coolant leak (2 times)
- Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (2 times)
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (2 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
- Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
- Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
- Central Front Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (1 times)
- Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) (1 times)
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) (1 times)
- Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) (1 times)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1 times)
- all brakes low effort (standing 2 years) (1 times)
- Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
Mg Midget1500 pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 66,972 |
| 1978 | 1 | 8 | 62% | 65,436 |
| 1975 | 1 | 8 | 62% | 93,651 |
Mg Midget1500 reliability FAQ
Across 3 Mg Midget1500 vehicles in our MOT data,
65% pass the MOT (a 35% failure rate), with about
1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Mg Midget1500 MOT issues are:
Coolant leak ; Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2).
The typical Mg Midget1500 in our data has covered around
75,353 miles.
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