MG T MOT reliability

MG Ts passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a MG T — Photo: Rudolf Stricker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. 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.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

3

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Convertible

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

2002 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 53,105 (most between 43,000 and 63,210).

2005: 80% → 2006: 63% → 2007: 71% → 2008: 64% → 2009: 70% → 2010: 0% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (50.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (50.0%)
Stop lamp: not working (50.0%)

Where 2002 Ts fail

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

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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.