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MOT reliability

Mg Rv8

996 vehicles · 13,968 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate

Based on 996 Mg Rv8 vehicles and 13,968 completed MOT tests, the Mg Rv8 has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 38,521 miles.

996
Vehicles
13,968
MOT tests
943
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg Rv8 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg Rv8 MOT tests:

  • Other86%
  • Emissions & nuisance12%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension9%
  • Brakes8%
  • Lamps & electrical4%
  • Steering4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Visibility3%

Mg Rv8 pass rate by age

How the Mg Rv8's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1888%
21090%
31694%
41681%
51889%
62181%
72793%
84185%
96787%
1017883%
1143383%
1262585%
1368986%
1471286%
1570284%
1669683%
1769985%
1866885%
1968585%
2068484%

Fuel types: Petrol (995), Other (1)

Most common Mg Rv8 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mg Rv8 MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (501 times)
  2. Oil leak (389 times)
  3. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) (165 times)
  4. Play in steering rack inner joint(s) (112 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (93 times)
  6. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (87 times)
  7. Play in steering rack inner joint(s) (83 times)
  8. Oil leak (82 times)
  9. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (75 times)
  10. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (68 times)
  11. Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (67 times)
  12. Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (66 times)
  13. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) (63 times)
  14. Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) (63 times)
  15. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (62 times)

Mg Rv8 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2008 1 16 88% 57,623
2007 4 68 91% 35,726
2006 1 1 100% 26,053
2005 1 19 100% 20,361
2004 6 79 84% 27,472
2003 5 61 89% 22,662
2002 1 21 86% 20,698
2001 2 17 82% 44,550
1999 8 127 88% 32,329
1998 16 265 88% 32,721
1997 30 380 89% 20,391
1996 111 1,618 88% 32,475
1995 307 4,714 86% 37,743
1994 267 4,128 86% 41,197
1993 128 2,136 86% 45,359
1992 2 2 100% 8,578
1985 1 7 100% 55,125
1981 1 14 71% 18,523
1980 2 11 73% 14,441
1979 4 36 92% 44,580
1978 1 21 76% 17,939
1977 2 16 50% 60,034
1976 4 63 71% 54,499
1975 4 19 74% 72,293
1974 5 13 69% 71,139
1973 3 35 80% 32,346
1972 2 25 96% 23,429
1971 1 1 100% 50,300
1969 1 3 67% 57,926
1966 2 29 93% 18,784
1964 1 17 65% 11,773

Mg Rv8 reliability FAQ

Across 996 Mg Rv8 vehicles in our MOT data, 86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about 0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg Rv8 MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Oil leak; Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b).

The typical Mg Rv8 in our data has covered around 38,521 miles.

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