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MOT reliability

Mg Minor

6 vehicles · 85 completed MOT tests analysed
66%
MOT pass rate

Based on 6 Mg Minor vehicles and 85 completed MOT tests, the Mg Minor has an overall 66% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 62,914 miles.

6
Vehicles
85
MOT tests
1,065
Avg miles / year
2
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg Minor problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg Minor MOT tests:

  • Other95%
  • Brakes9%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Steering2%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Body & structure1%

Fuel types: Petrol (6)

Most common Mg Minor MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (5 times)
  2. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (3 times)
  3. Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (3 times)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  5. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (3 times)
  6. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) (3 times)
  7. Brake pedal spongy (3.3.B.1b) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3) (2 times)
  9. Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (2 times)
  10. Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim inner rim (4.2.A.1a) (2 times)
  11. Offside Rear Vehicle structure has slight corrosion chassis section over rear axle (6.1.A.1) (2 times)
  12. Original load area floor corroded but overlaid with wooden panel. (2 times)
  13. Oil leak (2 times)
  14. n/s/f wheel bearing pos slight noise all four tyres perrished (2 times)
  15. Nail in nearside rear tyre (2 times)

Mg Minor pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1970 2 21 67% 60,581
1968 2 18 61% 55,889
1967 1 29 62% 46,989
1966 1 17 76% 97,558

Mg Minor reliability FAQ

Across 6 Mg Minor vehicles in our MOT data, 66% pass the MOT (a 34% failure rate), with about 2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg Minor MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2).

The typical Mg Minor in our data has covered around 62,914 miles.

Compare the Mg Minor

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