MG 5 Trophy MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

MG 5 Trophy MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The MG 5 Trophy passed on its first attempt in 93.4%, and its overall record sits +12.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MG 5 Trophy in the 2023–2025 data: 1,419 tests across 3 model years (2022–2024). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common MG 5 Trophy MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the MG 5 Trophy, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the MG 5 Trophy's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded MG 5 Trophy DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MG 5 Trophy, each with how many of the model's 1,419 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 32 MG 5 Trophy tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 23 MG 5 Trophy tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" (Rectified) — noted on about 20 MG 5 Trophy tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 18 MG 5 Trophy tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 14 MG 5 Trophy tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 9 MG 5 Trophy tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MG 5 Trophy Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MG 5 Trophy model year on record is 2024 (100.0% across 104 tests), and the weakest is 2023 (92.3%). The gap between them is 7.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

MG 5 Trophy reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.5 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for MG 5 Trophy Owners

These checks follow this MG 5 Trophy's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a MG 5 Trophy.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the MG 5 Trophy. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: MG 5 Trophy MOT & Reliability