# MG RV8 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The MG RV8 passes its MOT first time 90% of the time, from 556 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 90%
- MOT tests analysed: 556 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 393 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 90% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 88% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 186 | 89% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 173 | 90% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 84 (few mots) | 87% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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