MG HS MOT reliability

MG HSs passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 32,723 tests in 2025. 125,034 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a MG HS — Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

32,723

Still licensed (GB)

125,034

Body type

Suv

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

2022 petrol

16,364 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 23,735 (most between 16,643 and 31,774).

2022: 100% → 2023: 96% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 87%

Combined model spellings: HS, MG HS. Mileage percentiles and individual failure rankings are unavailable for this combined group.

Most common failures

Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.9%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.8%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.3%)
Washers: not working (1.0%)

2022 hybrid

2,501 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 26,728 (most between 18,605 and 37,444).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 97% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.2%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (0.8%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.8%)

2022 electric

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 23,008 (most between 23,008 and 23,008).

Where 2022 HSs fail

Wheels & tyres

3.8%

Lights & electrics

3.4%

Brakes

3.0%

Visibility & wipers

2.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Suspension & axles

0.2%

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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.