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MOT reliability

Mg Saloon

11 vehicles · 79 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate

Based on 11 Mg Saloon vehicles and 79 completed MOT tests, the Mg Saloon has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 37,165 miles.

11
Vehicles
79
MOT tests
376
Avg miles / year
0.9
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Mg Saloon problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mg Saloon MOT tests:

  • Other92%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Brakes5%
  • Body & structure4%
  • Steering4%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
  • Visibility3%
  • Emissions & nuisance1%

Mg Saloon pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Petrol (11)

Most common Mg Saloon MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (4 times)
  2. Oil leak (4 times)
  3. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  4. Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) (2 times)
  5. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
  6. Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (2 times)
  7. Offside rear tyre wearing low. (2 times)
  8. Engine oil leak (2 times)
  9. Nearside Front Inner Slight play @ inner track rod joint (2 times)
  10. Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play Inner rack joint (2.1.3 (b) (i)) (2 times)
  11. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a) (2 times)
  12. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  13. corrosion on nearside body front and rear under car (2 times)
  14. Underside heavily undersealed (2 times)
  15. Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)

Mg Saloon pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1978 1 13 69% 5,075
1973 1 4 75% 72,618
1972 1 2 100% 8,560
1953 3 29 86% 12,242
1951 2 6 83% 33,153
1950 2 24 75% 92,937
1947 1 1 100% 89,430

Mg Saloon reliability FAQ

Across 11 Mg Saloon vehicles in our MOT data, 80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about 0.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mg Saloon MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Mg Saloon in our data has covered around 37,165 miles.

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