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Mg Mgb gt sports vs Mg Mgf: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Mg Mgb gt sports
88%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Mg Mgf
67%
MOT pass rate · 41,973 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Mg Mgb gt sports (88%) and Mg Mgf (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Mg Mgb gt sports Mg Mgf
MOT pass rate 88% ✓ 67%
MOT failure rate 12% ✓ 33%
Faults & advisories per test 0.9 ✓ 2.5
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 1%
Average mileage 47,347 mi 85,206 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 41,973

Most common faults

Mg Mgb gt sports

  1. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  2. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
  3. Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
  4. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
  5. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  6. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)

Mg Mgf

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  2. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Mg Mgb gt sports (88%) and Mg Mgf (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.