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

The MG ZS passes its MOT first time 82% of the time, from 63,768 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 82%
- MOT tests analysed: 63,768 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 138,005 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 37 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Electric | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2024 | Electric | 120 | 91% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 96% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Electric | 979 | 82% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 928 | 89% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 11,964 | 86% |
| 2022 | Electric | 6,838 | 84% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 9,817 | 87% |
| 2021 | Electric | 5,339 | 85% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 6,922 | 80% |
| 2020 | Electric | 5,552 | 83% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 8,032 | 75% |
| 2019 | Electric | 644 | 78% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 5,097 | 75% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 349 | 67% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 196 | 58% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 24 (few mots) | 58% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 279 | 58% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 19 (very few mots) | 79% |
| 2004 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 229 | 59% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 15 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 175 | 61% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2002 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 75 (few mots) | 55% |

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