MOT reliability
Mg Tc
395 vehicles · 2,367 completed MOT tests analysed
89%
MOT pass rate
Based on 395 Mg Tc vehicles and 2,367 completed MOT tests, the Mg Tc has an overall 89% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 21,745 miles.
395
Vehicles
2,367
MOT tests
533
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Mg Tc problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Mg Tc MOT tests:
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Other110%
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Steering14%
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Brakes4%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Emissions & nuisance2%
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Lamps & electrical1%
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Body & structure0%
Mg Tc pass rate by age
How the Mg Tc's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 81% |
| 2 | 14 | 93% |
| 3 | 18 | 89% |
| 4 | 27 | 74% |
| 5 | 19 | 89% |
| 6 | 22 | 86% |
| 7 | 25 | 88% |
| 8 | 27 | 85% |
| 9 | 23 | 74% |
| 10 | 14 | 93% |
| 11 | 16 | 94% |
| 12 | 15 | 87% |
| 13 | 15 | 87% |
| 14 | 20 | 100% |
| 15 | 25 | 88% |
| 16 | 33 | 88% |
| 17 | 37 | 86% |
| 18 | 38 | 89% |
| 19 | 37 | 86% |
| 20 | 36 | 92% |
Fuel types: Petrol (394), Other (1)
Most common Mg Tc MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mg Tc MOT tests:
- Oil leak (56 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (47 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (41 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (35 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (33 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (30 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (30 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (27 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (25 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (21 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (21 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (19 times)
- Nearside Front Leaf spring has a slightly deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.B.2) (17 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (17 times)
- Offside Front Leaf spring has a slightly deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.B.2) (16 times)
Mg Tc pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 13,386 |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 5,699 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 6,811 |
| 2015 | 6 | 18 | 78% | 34,547 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10 | 60% | 17,631 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 67% | 23 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 235 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 12 |
| 2010 | 2 | 10 | 90% | 56,931 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 | 80% | 33,954 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 6,483 |
| 2006 | 2 | 16 | 75% | 4,421 |
| 2004 | 6 | 56 | 95% | 21,705 |
| 2003 | 6 | 58 | 78% | 9,355 |
| 2002 | 2 | 14 | 71% | 32,693 |
| 2001 | 3 | 23 | 96% | 7,752 |
| 2000 | 3 | 40 | 90% | 16,208 |
| 1999 | 2 | 14 | 86% | 24,127 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 | 100% | 4,095 |
| 1997 | 4 | 11 | 100% | 4,342 |
| 1996 | 2 | 16 | 94% | 16,630 |
| 1995 | 2 | 9 | 89% | 32,727 |
| 1994 | 2 | 23 | 96% | 60,260 |
| 1993 | 3 | 23 | 96% | 11,542 |
| 1992 | 4 | 25 | 92% | 29,720 |
| 1991 | 7 | 83 | 92% | 20,541 |
| 1990 | 11 | 91 | 91% | 17,836 |
| 1989 | 7 | 47 | 87% | 18,442 |
| 1988 | 2 | 29 | 72% | 44,909 |
| 1987 | 5 | 25 | 92% | 3,137 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 5,137 |
| 1984 | 4 | 33 | 91% | 22,478 |
| 1983 | 2 | 6 | 100% | 10,106 |
| 1982 | 3 | 7 | 86% | 16,739 |
| 1981 | 3 | 20 | 95% | 10,138 |
| 1980 | 2 | 9 | 89% | 258,492 |
| 1979 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 3,508 |
| 1978 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 13,540 |
| 1976 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 22,864 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 4,040 |
| 1969 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 9,001 |
| 1960 | 3 | 27 | 78% | 37,152 |
| 1959 | 1 | 8 | 100% | 3,023 |
| 1957 | 1 | 13 | 100% | 44,905 |
| 1956 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 67,492 |
| 1954 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 12,239 |
| 1952 | 3 | 11 | 82% | 10,873 |
| 1950 | 5 | 21 | 71% | 15,421 |
| 1949 | 81 | 473 | 88% | 22,454 |
| 1948 | 36 | 194 | 90% | 27,827 |
| 1947 | 73 | 423 | 89% | 20,126 |
| 1946 | 67 | 406 | 89% | 19,151 |
| 1945 | 2 | 19 | 100% | 16,129 |
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 583 |
Mg Tc reliability FAQ
Across 395 Mg Tc vehicles in our MOT data,
89% pass the MOT (a 11% failure rate), with about
0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Mg Tc MOT issues are:
Oil leak; Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a).
The typical Mg Tc in our data has covered around
21,745 miles.
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