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Mg Montego mg turb vs Mg Zs: reliability comparison

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

Mg Montego mg turb
60%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Mg Zs
74%
MOT pass rate · 38,862 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Mg Montego mg turb (60%) and Mg Zs (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Mg Montego mg turb Mg Zs
MOT pass rate 60% 74% ✓
MOT failure rate 40% 26% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.4 ✓ 1.8
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 1%
Average mileage 71,410 mi 71,653 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 38,862

Most common faults

Mg Montego mg turb

  1. Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
  2. Offside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
  3. nail in tyre
  4. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  5. Offside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
  6. Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)

Mg Zs

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Mg Montego mg turb (60%) and Mg Zs (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Mg Montego mg turb report Full Mg Zs report Most reliable cars

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.