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MOT reliability

Mg Mg a

17 vehicles · 148 completed MOT tests analysed
89%
MOT pass rate

Based on 17 Mg Mg a vehicles and 148 completed MOT tests, the Mg Mg a has an overall 89% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 39,281 miles.

17
Vehicles
148
MOT tests
593
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg Mg a problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg Mg a MOT tests:

  • Other102%
  • Steering11%
  • Brakes8%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Body & structure1%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%

Mg Mg a pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12100%
21100%
31100%
42100%
52100%
62100%
72100%
82100%
91100%
101100%
112100%
14250%
15250%
163100%
172100%
182100%
193100%
20250%

Fuel types: Petrol (17)

Most common Mg Mg a MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (7 times)
  2. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (3 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  4. Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1) (2 times)
  5. Nearside rear hub seal leaking (2 times)
  6. Offside front lower king pin rubber boots split (2 times)
  7. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5) (2 times)
  9. Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1) (2 times)
  10. brake pipes across rear axle corroded (2 times)
  11. brake pipes between front wheel cylinders corroded (2 times)
  12. front registration plate loose (2 times)
  13. fly-off handbrake fitted to vehicle (2 times)
  14. front discs pitted and corroded (2 times)
  15. slight play in n/s steering rack knuckle (2 times)

Mg Mg a pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2016 1 2 100% 498
2007 1 2 100% 13,300
2006 1 12 92% 8,441
2002 1 6 100% 4,436
1997 1 7 71% 75,989
1990 2 24 83% 45,974
1962 2 9 78% 51,741
1960 2 17 100% 38,178
1958 2 21 71% 79,292
1957 2 28 96% 40,986

Mg Mg a reliability FAQ

Across 17 Mg Mg a vehicles in our MOT data, 89% pass the MOT (a 11% failure rate), with about 0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg 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 Mg a in our data has covered around 39,281 miles.

Compare the Mg Mg a

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