MG 5 MOT reliability

MG 5s passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 14,439 tests in 2025. 15,155 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

14,439

Still licensed (GB)

15,155

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 electric

8,149 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 36,857 (most between 23,973 and 59,719).

2022: 100% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.5%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (2.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (1.6%)

Where 2022 5s fail

Lights & electrics

7.7%

Wheels & tyres

6.3%

Suspension & axles

4.5%

Visibility & wipers

1.5%

Brakes

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

Steering

0.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.