MG Gs MOT reliability

MG Gss passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 2,849 tests in 2025. 2,599 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a MG Gs — Photo: Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

2,849

Still licensed (GB)

2,599

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2016 petrol

557 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 60,978 (most between 44,865 and 76,002).

2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 87% → 2020: 88% → 2021: 81% → 2022: 82% → 2023: 78% → 2024: 73% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (6.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.9%)
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (2.9%)
Headlamp aim: too high (2.5%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (2.3%)

Where 2016 Gss fail

Lights & electrics

14.4%

Wheels & tyres

7.7%

Brakes

7.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

3.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.1%

Visibility & wipers

2.9%

Suspension & axles

2.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.0%

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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.