MOT reliability
Mg A
3,379 vehicles · 15,643 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate
Based on 3,379 Mg A vehicles and 15,643 completed MOT tests, the Mg A has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 37,704 miles.
3,379
Vehicles
15,643
MOT tests
663
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Mg A problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Mg A MOT tests:
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Other103%
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Steering8%
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Brakes6%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Lamps & electrical2%
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Visibility1%
Mg A pass rate by age
How the Mg A's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95 | 86% |
| 2 | 91 | 86% |
| 3 | 91 | 88% |
| 4 | 92 | 86% |
| 5 | 99 | 88% |
| 6 | 99 | 83% |
| 7 | 109 | 85% |
| 8 | 103 | 86% |
| 9 | 115 | 88% |
| 10 | 131 | 84% |
| 11 | 128 | 88% |
| 12 | 138 | 91% |
| 13 | 162 | 89% |
| 14 | 192 | 86% |
| 15 | 213 | 87% |
| 16 | 251 | 84% |
| 17 | 263 | 84% |
| 18 | 241 | 84% |
| 19 | 236 | 82% |
| 20 | 227 | 85% |
Fuel types: Petrol (3,367), Other (9), Diesel (2), Electric (1)
Most common Mg A MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mg A MOT tests:
- Oil leak (320 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (206 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (205 times)
- Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c) (172 times)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (150 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (130 times)
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (129 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (125 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (123 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (122 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (119 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (113 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (109 times)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (72 times)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (69 times)
Mg A pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 16 | 88% | 36,690 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | 100% | 24,778 |
| 2019 | 9 | 12 | 92% | 33,001 |
| 2018 | 17 | 31 | 94% | 26,861 |
| 2017 | 13 | 23 | 91% | 24,941 |
| 2016 | 7 | 21 | 86% | 11,303 |
| 2015 | 16 | 58 | 86% | 49,454 |
| 2014 | 14 | 32 | 87% | 26,628 |
| 2013 | 4 | 16 | 81% | 64,078 |
| 2012 | 10 | 66 | 89% | 52,274 |
| 2011 | 11 | 75 | 88% | 24,029 |
| 2010 | 12 | 99 | 85% | 24,587 |
| 2009 | 10 | 59 | 86% | 12,900 |
| 2008 | 11 | 71 | 83% | 17,181 |
| 2007 | 5 | 46 | 89% | 26,569 |
| 2006 | 4 | 32 | 84% | 18,412 |
| 2005 | 13 | 116 | 84% | 59,161 |
| 2004 | 7 | 56 | 93% | 38,101 |
| 2003 | 12 | 97 | 82% | 25,212 |
| 2002 | 15 | 173 | 88% | 37,036 |
| 2001 | 17 | 175 | 87% | 29,350 |
| 2000 | 9 | 76 | 91% | 38,010 |
| 1999 | 16 | 149 | 86% | 31,873 |
| 1998 | 18 | 158 | 78% | 38,349 |
| 1997 | 19 | 177 | 86% | 45,150 |
| 1996 | 13 | 132 | 89% | 46,830 |
| 1995 | 24 | 204 | 90% | 28,086 |
| 1994 | 21 | 211 | 86% | 32,642 |
| 1993 | 25 | 268 | 85% | 36,786 |
| 1992 | 47 | 479 | 90% | 29,294 |
| 1991 | 39 | 323 | 86% | 31,559 |
| 1990 | 75 | 686 | 82% | 33,523 |
| 1989 | 30 | 260 | 85% | 36,463 |
| 1988 | 10 | 87 | 76% | 23,295 |
| 1987 | 6 | 59 | 88% | 35,083 |
| 1986 | 6 | 34 | 82% | 26,073 |
| 1985 | 8 | 77 | 75% | 33,195 |
| 1984 | 11 | 62 | 94% | 35,967 |
| 1983 | 13 | 133 | 86% | 34,504 |
| 1982 | 11 | 103 | 89% | 32,297 |
| 1981 | 8 | 53 | 85% | 30,228 |
| 1980 | 8 | 98 | 83% | 45,804 |
| 1979 | 8 | 99 | 82% | 49,821 |
| 1978 | 7 | 80 | 92% | 43,707 |
| 1977 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 22,813 |
| 1976 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 984 |
| 1974 | 2 | 13 | 69% | 61,259 |
| 1973 | 2 | 21 | 67% | 38,543 |
| 1972 | 5 | 50 | 78% | 53,441 |
| 1971 | 6 | 72 | 92% | 43,982 |
| 1970 | 2 | 23 | 70% | 42,667 |
| 1969 | 2 | 13 | 77% | 62,207 |
| 1967 | 3 | 31 | 77% | 44,629 |
| 1966 | 4 | 52 | 81% | 182,467 |
| 1965 | 4 | 39 | 95% | 50,719 |
| 1964 | 3 | 37 | 81% | 51,758 |
| 1963 | 10 | 88 | 88% | 28,470 |
| 1962 | 101 | 984 | 86% | 41,291 |
| 1961 | 188 | 1,774 | 87% | 46,584 |
| 1960 | 321 | 2,926 | 86% | 44,994 |
| 1959 | 242 | 1,609 | 86% | 36,145 |
| 1958 | 153 | 903 | 85% | 31,489 |
| 1957 | 129 | 914 | 83% | 34,151 |
| 1956 | 113 | 669 | 86% | 31,173 |
| 1955 | 16 | 80 | 81% | 34,766 |
| 1953 | 3 | 27 | 89% | 45,415 |
| 1936 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 4,445 |
Mg A reliability FAQ
Across 3,379 Mg A vehicles in our MOT data,
86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about
0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Mg A MOT issues are:
Oil leak; Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).
The typical Mg A in our data has covered around
37,704 miles.
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