MG MG5 MOT reliability

MG MG5s passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 725 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

80%

MOTs analysed

725

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Wagon

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

2021 electric

572 MOTs

Passed first time 80%. Typical mileage 97,295 (most between 71,154 and 121,710).

2021: 100% → 2022: 91% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (6.1%)
Stop lamp: not working (5.8%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (3.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.1%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (1.4%)

Where 2021 MG5s fail

Lights & electrics

15.2%

Wheels & tyres

5.4%

Visibility & wipers

1.7%

Suspension & axles

1.2%

Brakes

0.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

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.