# MG MG5 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The MG MG5 passes its MOT first time 80% of the time, from 725 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 80%
- MOT tests analysed: 725 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Electric | 101 | 77% |
| 2021 | Electric | 572 | 80% |
| 2020 | Electric | 49 (few mots) | 82% |

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