# MG 3 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The MG 3 passes its MOT first time 75% of the time, from 24,992 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 75%
- MOT tests analysed: 24,992 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 55,715 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 11 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 305 | 85% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 4,269 | 85% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1,932 | 82% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 2,469 | 79% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 3,627 | 75% |
| 2019 | GB | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 2,546 | 72% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 2,837 | 70% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 3,042 | 71% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 2,256 | 66% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1,528 | 67% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 165 | 64% |

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