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MOT reliability

Mg Midget

24,274 vehicles · 85,890 completed MOT tests analysed
77%
MOT pass rate

Based on 24,274 Mg Midget vehicles and 85,890 completed MOT tests, the Mg Midget has an overall 77% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 50,242 miles.

24,274
Vehicles
85,890
MOT tests
663
Avg miles / year
1.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg Midget problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg Midget MOT tests:

  • Other100%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Brakes4%
  • Steering4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Body & structure1%

Mg Midget pass rate by age

How the Mg Midget's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12282%
22580%
32282%
42576%
53977%
64379%
73884%
85584%
95682%
106284%
118076%
128282%
138482%
1411373%
1510281%
169488%
1711377%
1811779%
1911477%
2010983%

Fuel types: Petrol (24,147), Other (114), Diesel (11), Electric (2)

Most common Mg Midget MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (2,779 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2,698 times)
  3. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (1,772 times)
  4. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1,720 times)
  5. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1,606 times)
  6. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1,368 times)
  7. Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (1,359 times)
  8. Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (1,273 times)
  9. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1,090 times)
  10. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (957 times)
  11. Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (955 times)
  12. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (911 times)
  13. Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (879 times)
  14. Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (850 times)
  15. Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (840 times)

Mg Midget pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2021 1 1 100% 56,040
2020 1 1 100% 44,468
2018 2 2 100% 57,182
2017 4 15 80% 39,236
2016 6 18 83% 42,094
2015 1 1 100% 36,835
2014 4 20 95% 50,163
2013 2 7 86% 3,927
2012 1 12 100% 10,810
2009 2 2 100% 79
2008 3 19 68% 37,586
2007 7 56 79% 31,358
2006 1 7 100% 4,453
2005 3 38 76% 59,107
2004 3 19 89% 72,056
2003 3 26 69% 58,518
2002 5 47 87% 22,694
2001 11 123 76% 35,127
2000 6 70 89% 42,083
1999 13 119 79% 35,072
1998 14 104 80% 45,066
1997 11 90 78% 41,878
1996 14 147 79% 55,314
1995 12 119 80% 41,634
1994 11 100 77% 43,849
1993 14 102 78% 45,248
1992 19 129 81% 38,170
1991 17 140 84% 44,914
1990 13 101 76% 34,012
1989 18 155 78% 48,317
1988 11 102 84% 28,766
1987 10 70 76% 47,340
1986 9 92 78% 61,686
1985 25 211 75% 42,524
1984 16 103 84% 52,719
1983 30 232 78% 82,589
1982 25 184 69% 47,418
1981 31 242 70% 51,441
1980 250 2,337 72% 61,627
1979 455 3,980 70% 59,260
1978 444 3,589 71% 61,157
1977 381 2,944 72% 56,408
1976 256 1,986 70% 59,139
1975 200 1,501 71% 55,641
1974 865 7,673 77% 54,298
1973 1,249 11,346 77% 50,505
1972 1,313 12,870 78% 49,827
1971 842 7,165 76% 47,869
1970 610 5,485 78% 49,437
1969 459 4,271 77% 47,768
1968 241 1,987 80% 48,330
1967 413 3,708 78% 48,111
1966 355 2,924 77% 49,245
1965 330 2,668 78% 42,197
1964 170 1,375 79% 57,458
1963 135 949 79% 41,092
1962 88 644 79% 43,962
1961 43 307 81% 46,017
1958 1 1 100% 42,856
1957 1 2 100% 76,697
1956 3 30 80% 51,481
1955 17 133 86% 47,228
1954 35 245 91% 40,909
1953 56 381 89% 43,274
1952 24 120 91% 32,895
1951 21 178 79% 34,566
1950 13 87 90% 84,430
1949 35 208 88% 23,698
1948 8 54 96% 22,555
1947 30 184 86% 24,049
1946 25 141 94% 16,555
1940 4 24 92% 15,604
1939 15 90 91% 28,733
1938 14 122 89% 66,835
1937 11 88 73% 16,501
1936 23 140 91% 17,019
1935 29 134 89% 19,635
1934 36 189 90% 10,114
1933 47 241 92% 12,327
1932 17 85 89% 6,675
1931 8 35 89% 27,367
1930 14 52 92% 9,463
1929 7 30 100% 6,769

Mg Midget reliability FAQ

Across 24,274 Mg Midget vehicles in our MOT data, 77% pass the MOT (a 23% failure rate), with about 1.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg Midget MOT issues are: Oil leak; Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Horn not working (1.6.2a).

The typical Mg Midget in our data has covered around 50,242 miles.

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