MGMGF MOT results

In 2025, 66.7% of MG MGF MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 63.4% for cars of the same age. 6.4% had at least one dangerous defect (7.6% for cars the same age). The typical MG MGF tested was 25 years old with 63,700 miles. Based on 5,203 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many MG MGF cars are on the road

First-time pass: 66.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 63.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.1%passed after repair
Failed: 29.3%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 6.4%same age 7.6%
Typical mileage: 63,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

MG MGFAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2002	123	65.9%	59.4%
2001	1,495	69.1%	60.9%
2000	870	65.4%	62.2%
1999	767	66.6%	64.2%
1998	755	65.8%	65.1%
1997	627	66.7%	66.4%
1996	457	62.4%	66.9%
1995	66	65.2%	67.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

MG MGFAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
15-19 years	7	85.7%	57.6%	41,500
20-29 years	5,180	66.6%	59.6%	63,700
30-39 years	6	66.7%	71.3%	78,600
40+ years	10	80.0%	82.0%	36,300

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the MG MGF is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
PE Peterborough	East of England	198	3.8%	2.0×	74.2%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	162	3.1%	1.0×	69.1%
DE Derby	East Midlands	130	2.5%	1.8×	64.6%
NR Norwich	East of England	124	2.4%	1.7×	69.4%
OX Oxford	South East	105	2.0%	1.8×	67.6%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	105	2.0%	0.9×	76.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	104	2.0%	1.5×	75.0%
SO Southampton	South East	93	1.8%	1.5×	69.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	92	1.8%	1.3×	65.2%
RG Reading	South East	91	1.7%	1.2×	68.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	90	1.7%	1.4×	63.3%
GU Guildford	South East	90	1.7%	1.3×	71.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	88	1.7%	1.6×	50.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	88	1.7%	1.4×	72.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	87	1.7%	1.1×	66.7%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	86	1.7%	0.9×	68.6%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	84	1.6%	1.4×	69.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	83	1.6%	2.3×	74.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	77	1.5%	1.1×	66.2%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	77	1.5%	1.6×	62.3%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	76	1.5%	1.1×	61.8%
EX Exeter	South West	75	1.4%	1.3×	42.7%
SN Swindon	South West	75	1.4%	1.6×	60.0%
BN Brighton	South East	73	1.4%	1.2×	56.2%
BS Bristol	South West	71	1.4%	0.8×	60.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	70	1.3%	0.8×	72.9%
TA Taunton	South West	70	1.3%	2.1×	61.4%
RH Redhill	South East	68	1.3%	1.3×	77.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	67	1.3%	1.6×	68.7%
SG Stevenage	East of England	66	1.3%	1.7×	63.6%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	65	1.2%	1.3×	75.4%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	64	1.2%	1.8×	70.3%
BA Bath	South West	63	1.2%	1.4×	58.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	60	1.2%	1.1×	58.3%
PR Preston	North West	60	1.2%	1.3×	55.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	60	1.2%	1.3×	76.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	59	1.1%	1.7×	76.3%
CT Canterbury	South East	58	1.1%	1.5×	60.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	58	1.1%	0.9×	55.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	54	1.0%	1.3×	81.5%
ME Rochester	South East	54	1.0%	1.0×	66.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	54	1.0%	0.9×	55.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	49	0.9%	1.7×	53.1%
SK Stockport	North West	48	0.9%	0.9×	83.3%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	48	0.9%	1.6×	66.7%
OL Oldham	North West	47	0.9%	1.3×	48.9%
TS Teesside	North East	47	0.9%	1.0×	68.1%
LL Llandudno	Wales	46	0.9%	0.9×	58.7%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	46	0.9%	0.5×	60.9%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	46	0.9%	1.3×	60.9%
CF Cardiff	Wales	44	0.8%	0.5×	65.9%
NP Newport	Wales	44	0.8%	1.0×	59.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	44	0.8%	0.8×	63.6%
SL Slough	South East	43	0.8%	1.2×	69.8%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	42	0.8%	1.2×	71.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	42	0.8%	1.1×	66.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	41	0.8%	1.7×	53.7%
WA Warrington	North West	39	0.7%	0.7×	76.9%
CH Chester	North West	38	0.7%	0.7×	71.1%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	36	0.7%	0.6×	75.0%
CW Crewe	North West	35	0.7%	1.1×	51.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	35	0.7%	1.7×	57.1%
TR Truro	South West	35	0.7%	1.1×	57.1%
DL Darlington	North East	34	0.7%	1.1×	73.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	0.7%	0.6×	58.8%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	0.6%	1.5×	78.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	33	0.6%	1.3×	54.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	28	0.5%	1.4×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	27	0.5%	0.6×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	26	0.5%	0.7×	–
LU Luton	East of England	24	0.5%	0.7×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	24	0.5%	1.2×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	24	0.5%	0.5×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.4%	0.5×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	22	0.4%	1.0×	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	22	0.4%	0.3×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	22	0.4%	0.8×	–
DA Dartford	South East	21	0.4%	0.6×	–
L Liverpool	North West	21	0.4%	0.4×	–
BL Bolton	North West	20	0.4%	0.5×	–
M Manchester	North West	20	0.4%	0.3×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	19	0.4%	0.7×	–
RM Romford	London	19	0.4%	0.5×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	18	0.3%	0.6×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	18	0.3%	1.2×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	17	0.3%	0.7×	–
CR Croydon	London	17	0.3%	0.5×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	17	0.3%	0.8×	–
DH Durham	North East	16	0.3%	0.6×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	16	0.3%	0.6×	–
WD Watford	East of England	16	0.3%	0.8×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	15	0.3%	0.7×	–
TW Twickenham	London	15	0.3%	0.4×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	14	0.3%	0.5×	–
N London N	London	14	0.3%	0.4×	–
SE London SE	London	13	0.2%	0.3×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	12	0.2%	0.7×	–
WN Wigan	North West	12	0.2%	0.5×	–
BR Bromley	London	9	0.2%	0.5×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	9	0.2%	0.7×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	9	0.2%	0.9×	–
EN Enfield	London	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	8	0.2%	0.5×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	7	0.1%	0.3×	–
SW London SW	London	7	0.1%	0.3×	–
E London E	London	6	0.1%	0.1×	–
IG Ilford	London	6	0.1%	0.3×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	6	0.1%	1.3×	–
NW London NW	London	6	0.1%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.4×	–
HA Harrow	London	5	<0.1%	0.2×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
UB Southall	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	206	4.0%	0.5×	68.9%
North East	155	3.0%	0.7×	66.5%
North West	423	8.1%	0.7×	64.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	441	8.5%	0.9×	68.9%
Wales	198	3.8%	0.8×	59.1%
West Midlands	614	11.8%	1.2×	67.8%
East Midlands	412	7.9%	1.1×	65.8%
East of England	827	15.9%	1.6×	71.7%
London	190	3.7%	0.4×	77.9%
South East	1,017	19.5%	1.3×	67.9%
South West	720	13.8%	1.3×	56.8%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

MG MGFCars the same age

Lights and electrics12.4%16.8%
Emissions and leaks11.7%6.8%
Brakes11.6%11.5%
Suspension10.5%13.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.7%6.6%
Steering3.8%3.8%
Tyres3.3%4.1%
Body and structure3.2%9.2%
Seat belts and airbags1.8%3.0%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed MG MGF tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	5.5%	2.2%	2.5×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Emissions and leaks	5.1%	1.4%	3.6×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	3.4%	2.1%	1.6×	0.0%
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements Brakes	3.4%	1.3%	2.6×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.6%	3.0%	0.9×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	2.4%	4.0%	0.6×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Emissions and leaks	2.4%	0.7%	3.4×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Emissions and leaks	2.3%	0.8%	2.9×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.2%	1.8%	1.2×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	2.1%	1.1%	1.9×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	13.4%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	9.3%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	8.8%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	8.7%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	8.6%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	6.6%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	6.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.3%
Flexible brake hoses: has slight corrosion to ferrule	4.3%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	4.0%

MOT results for every model