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MG 3 MOT data

From the national MOT record: 161,473 tests across 27,129 vehicles on record.

Vehicles on record

27,129

Average engine

N/A

MOT pass rate

77.6%

How the MG 3 compares

The MG 3 has an MOT pass rate of 77.6%, against 63.8% across all MG vehicles, and 69.4% across every make in the national record. That is 161,473 tests for this model and 4,146,055 for the make, so the comparison rests on the whole national record rather than a sample of it. See what MG 3 models fail on.

Common MG 3 defects

From 150,637 MG 3 tests in the national record with a DVSA defect code to categorise.

Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension 73,721 (48.9%)
Brakes 41,696 (27.7%)
Visibility 10,443 (6.9%)
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8,035 (5.3%)
Nuisance (emissions and noise) 3,049 (2.0%)
Other equipment 2,714 (1.8%)
Steering 2,315 (1.5%)
Registration plates and vehicle identification 1,722 (1.1%)

A test can find problems in more than one category, so these figures do not sum to 100%. Common MG 3 MOT failures has the full breakdown and how it is worked out.

Check a specific MG 3

These are averages. For one vehicle's actual test history, enter its registration.

Figures cover every MG 3 in the national MOT record, which includes vehicles since scrapped or exported, so "on record" is not a count of cars on the road. Pass rate counts every recorded MOT test, retests included. Some MOT records describe the same model with extra trim or engine detail attached; where that detail is a recognised trim or drivetrain code, the vehicle is counted under the base model shown here rather than treated as a separate one.