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MOT reliability

Mg M

8 vehicles · 42 completed MOT tests analysed
90%
MOT pass rate

Based on 8 Mg M vehicles and 42 completed MOT tests, the Mg M has an overall 90% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 9,441 miles.

8
Vehicles
42
MOT tests
978
Avg miles / year
0.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg M problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg M MOT tests:

  • Other250%
  • Seatbelts & equipment17%

Mg M pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
71100%
82100%
9367%
10475%
113100%
122100%
132100%
141100%
151100%
161100%

Fuel types: Petrol (8)

Most common Mg M MOT faults

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

  1. PARKING BRAKE EFFORT LOW (1 times)
  2. Intermediate drop arm insecure (2.2.B.1a) (1 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (1 times)
  4. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a) (1 times)
  5. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  6. nearside rear wheel spoke slightly corroded (1 times)
  7. Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1) (1 times)
  8. Front Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure (2.4.B.7b) (1 times)
  9. Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure (2.4.B.7b) (1 times)
  10. Steering box insecure (2.2.B.1a) (1 times)
  11. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
  13. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  14. slight play in offside kin pin (1 times)
  15. play in king pins (1 times)

Mg M pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1998 2 17 88% 4,941
1996 1 4 100% 1,627
1931 2 8 100% 19,825
1930 3 13 85% 11,584

Mg M reliability FAQ

Across 8 Mg M vehicles in our MOT data, 90% pass the MOT (a 10% failure rate), with about 0.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg M MOT issues are: PARKING BRAKE EFFORT LOW; Intermediate drop arm insecure (2.2.B.1a); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b).

The typical Mg M in our data has covered around 9,441 miles.

Compare the Mg M

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