Mg R

Based on 3 Mg R vehicles and 45 completed MOT tests, the Mg R has an overall 82% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 29,712 miles.

Mg R problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg R MOT tests:

• Other105%
• Emissions & nuisance30%
• Body & structure10%
• Steering10%
• Brakes10%
• Lamps & electrical5%
• Tyres, wheels & suspension5%

Mg R pass rate by age

Fuel types: Petrol (3)

Most common Mg R MOT faults

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

1. fog lamp was slow to respond at first (2 times)
2. n/s/r tyre has age cracks (2 times)
3. o/s/f tyre has age cracks (2 times)
4. o/s/r tyre has age cracks (2 times)
5. o/s/r tyre is getting low on inner edge (2 times)
6. Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (1 times)
7. centre exhaust rubber splitting (1 times)
8. Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (1 times)
9. Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1 times)
10. All tyres have deep crackes and are perishing (1 times)
11. Offside washer poor (1 times)
12. Central Exhaust mounting defective Missing (6.1.2 (a)) (1 times)
13. Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) (1 times)
14. Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) (1 times)
15. Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) (1 times)

Mg R pass rate by registration year

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