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MOT reliability

Mg V8 costello

1 vehicles · 6 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Mg V8 costello vehicles and 6 completed MOT tests, the Mg V8 costello has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 41,724 miles.

1
Vehicles
6
MOT tests
604
Avg miles / year
3.8
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg V8 costello problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg V8 costello MOT tests:

  • Other104%
  • Steering43%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Mg V8 costello MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mg V8 costello MOT tests:

  1. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) (5 times)
  2. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (4 times)
  3. Oil leak (4 times)
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (3 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  6. Offside Rear Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2) (2 times)
  7. off side rear axle check strap frayed (2 times)
  8. rear diff slight oil leak (2 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  10. Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1 times)
  11. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  12. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
  13. Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play (2.2.B.1g) (1 times)
  14. oil leak (1 times)
  15. offside rear axle strap starting to split (1 times)

Mg V8 costello pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1971 1 6 67% 41,724

Mg V8 costello reliability FAQ

Across 1 Mg V8 costello vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 3.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg V8 costello MOT issues are: Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b); Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2); Oil leak.

The typical Mg V8 costello in our data has covered around 41,724 miles.

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