# MG 6 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The MG 6 passes its MOT first time 63% of the time, from 1,614 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 63%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,614 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,097 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 274 | 69% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 323 | 64% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 232 | 63% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 96 (few mots) | 56% |
| 2014 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 149 | 70% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 23 (few mots) | 48% |
| 2013 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 359 | 59% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 142 | 59% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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