MG MOT Pass Rates
MOT failure rates for all MG models based on 1,751,234 real MOT test results.
62.7%
Overall Pass Rate
1,751,234
Total Tests
188
Models
Data from official DVSA MOT testing records
MG Models by Pass Rate
48 model families from 112 variants. Click a row to expand variants.
| Model Family ▲▼ | Pass Rate ▲▼ | Total Tests ▼ | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ZrHigh Fail Rate | 52.9% | 327,941 | 5 |
| ▶TfHigh Fail Rate | 61.6% | 266,262 | 6 |
| ▶MgfHigh Fail Rate | 52.4% | 253,697 | 2 |
| ▶Zs | 66.9% | 232,231 | 12 |
| ▶B | 71.5% | 194,749 | 7 |
| ▶Zt+High Fail Rate | 56.7% | 103,836 | 3 |
| ▶3 | 78.9% | 84,325 | 4 |
| ▶Midget | 68.3% | 69,723 | 2 |
| Zt-tHigh Fail Rate | 57.1% | 45,646 | — |
| ▶Hs | 90.7% | 22,267 | 6 |
| ▶Mgb | 72.0% | 20,575 | 5 |
| ▶6 | 68.8% | 19,686 | 5 |
| ▶Bgt | 69.2% | 14,224 | 2 |
| Gs | 81.8% | 13,064 | — |
| Unclassified | 65.0% | 11,764 | — |
| ▶5 | 85.8% | 11,678 | 3 |
| Roadster | 75.2% | 9,602 | — |
| Rv8 | 84.5% | 9,257 | — |
| ▶C | 79.2% | 8,760 | 2 |
| A | 84.3% | 6,034 | — |
| ▶Mg | 80.2% | 4,069 | 7 |
| ▶Metro | 69.1% | 2,379 | 3 |
| Gt | 71.0% | 2,240 | — |
| ▶Mgc | 76.4% | 1,840 | 2 |
| Mga | 83.4% | 1,709 | — |
| Mgbgt | 70.0% | 1,361 | — |
| ▶MaestroHigh Fail Rate | 62.9% | 1,215 | 3 |
| ▶4 | 93.7% | 1,054 | 2 |
| 1300 | 78.1% | 629 | — |
| Miget | 70.4% | 611 | — |
| ▶Zt-t+High Fail Rate | 56.0% | 486 | 2 |
| Magnette | 81.8% | 483 | — |
| ▶Montego | 66.7% | 411 | 2 |
| 1100 | 77.9% | 393 | — |
| Sports | 76.9% | 334 | — |
| Xpower Sv | 75.2% | 315 | — |
| Coupe | 70.9% | 282 | — |
| ExpressHigh Fail Rate | 61.7% | 261 | — |
| Midgit | 68.8% | 234 | — |
| M G B | 67.3% | 205 | — |
| FHigh Fail Rate | 60.6% | 203 | — |
| Td/tf | 75.3% | 178 | — |
| Sport | 69.1% | 175 | — |
| Cgt | 77.6% | 152 | — |
| Convertible | 68.8% | 138 | — |
| Roadstar | 71.0% | 124 | — |
| Mgb.gt V8 | 81.7% | 109 | — |
| Td | 85.8% | 106 | — |
Insufficient Data (<100 tests)
These models had fewer than 100 tests in our database — pass rates may not be statistically reliable.
| Model | Pass Rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Hs Trophy S-a | 100.0% | 53 |
| Hs Trophy Phev Auto | 100.0% | 32 |
| Tf 135 85th Anniversary | 95.3% | 43 |
| ,ga | 93.9% | 33 |
| Mgbv8 | 93.5% | 31 |
| Roaster | 93.3% | 30 |
| Tc | 90.2% | 61 |
| M G A | 86.7% | 30 |
| Bg | 86.4% | 66 |
| C Roadster | 85.6% | 90 |
| Gtb | 85.0% | 40 |
| 1600 | 84.8% | 66 |
| Mg-a | 84.8% | 66 |
| 6 Tse Magnette Turbo | 84.2% | 38 |
| V8 | 82.6% | 86 |
| 1600 Mk2 | 81.3% | 32 |
| Midge | 81.1% | 90 |
| Sprite | 80.4% | 56 |
| Bgtv8 | 78.3% | 60 |
| Bgt Roadster | 78.0% | 59 |
| Mk2 | 77.4% | 31 |
| Mgbt | 76.3% | 80 |
| Tourer | 76.1% | 46 |
| A Roadster | 76.0% | 50 |
| Gt Coupe | 75.0% | 44 |
| Hawk | 75.0% | 36 |
| Bgt Coupe | 74.4% | 43 |
| 3 Style Plus Lux Vti-tech | 74.4% | 90 |
| Gt V8 | 74.2% | 62 |
| A Coupe | 73.5% | 49 |
| Gb | 73.4% | 64 |
| Soft Top | 73.3% | 60 |
| Mbg | 73.2% | 71 |
| Mgb Roadstar | 72.5% | 51 |
| Ng | 72.5% | 40 |
| Mgc Roadster | 72.5% | 69 |
| B Gt Coupe | 71.8% | 85 |
| B-convertible | 71.4% | 35 |
| Midget Convertible | 71.1% | 45 |
| B Gt Sports | 71.1% | 83 |
| 6 S Magnette Turbo | 69.1% | 55 |
| Tf 1924 Mg 2004 135 | 68.9% | 45 |
| Mga 1600 | 68.8% | 48 |
| Z | 68.6% | 70 |
| 75 | 67.7% | 62 |
| Mgf Trophy 160 | 67.4% | 43 |
| Mgb Coupe | 66.7% | 51 |
| Gentry | 66.0% | 97 |
| Ztt | 65.9% | 91 |
| . | 65.8% | 38 |
| Mg-c | 65.6% | 32 |
| Mg Midget | 65.6% | 64 |
| Convertable | 65.6% | 96 |
| Zt Cdti+ 135 Auto | 64.9% | 77 |
| Gt Roadster | 64.1% | 39 |
| Midget Sports | 62.9% | 62 |
| M G B M G G T | 62.8% | 43 |
| Magenta | 62.8% | 43 |
| Rover | 61.3% | 62 |
| Midjet | 59.6% | 47 |
| Mgf Steptronic | 58.7% | 46 |
| Zr Express | 57.9% | 95 |
| B G T | 57.1% | 70 |
| Bg T | 56.7% | 30 |
| Zt+ Turbo | 56.6% | 53 |
| Minor | 56.5% | 46 |
| B Coupe | 56.1% | 57 |
| Migit | 55.4% | 83 |
| Mg Roadster | 54.5% | 44 |
| Bgt Sports | 53.3% | 30 |
| T | 53.1% | 64 |
| Mgt | 52.5% | 40 |
| M G B Roadster | 50.6% | 77 |
| Midget 150 | 50.0% | 34 |
| B-sport | 46.8% | 47 |
| Mgf 1.8i Vv | 40.0% | 40 |
About MG MOT Data
MG had 1,751,234 MOT tests on record with an overall pass rate of 62.7%. The most reliable MG model is the Hs Exclusive Phev Auto (95.0% pass rate) and the least reliable is the Mgf 1.8i Vvc (43.7% pass rate).
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Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.