Pass rate
91.2%
Above average — 1.7 pts ahead of the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 308 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£62
2019 MG Hs MOT pass rate
- 2019
- 2 trims combined
- typical 32,267 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
42.9% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2024 99.2% pass
- Avoid 2019 91.2% pass · this year
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 90.5%
- Typical mileage
- 32k mi
The 2019 MG Hs MOT pass rate is 91.2% of its MOT tests — 1.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 42.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.1× the national share
Brakes make up 42.9% of everything recorded on the 2019 MG Hs, against 20.9% nationally — 22.0 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 28% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 308 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every MG Hs first registered in 2019 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2019 MG Hs compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 1.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 90.5%. The median 2019 MG Hs in this dataset had covered 32,267 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 93.1% of the time, April–September 87.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 1.95% of tests.
- 308 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.2% overall pass rate, 90.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the MG Hs, the average is 92.6% — best year 2024 (99.2%), worst 2019 (91.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 308
- Typical mileage (median)
- 32,267 mi
- Make and model
- MG Hs
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Hs MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 82% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the MG Hs is most common
Across all Hs model years on record (2019–2024): 25,450 MG Hs cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 34,155 tests. Cardiff (CF) has the most, with 742 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff (CF) | 742 | 90.6% |
| 2 | Glasgow (G) | 697 | 88.7% |
| 3 | Birmingham (B) | 596 | 94.0% |
| 4 | Peterborough (PE) | 568 | 89.7% |
| 5 | Warrington (WA) | 539 | 93.5% |
| 6 | Sheffield (S) | 518 | 93.1% |
| 7 | Swansea (SA) | 510 | 88.6% |
| 8 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 508 | 93.0% |
| 9 | Basildon (SS) | 502 | 95.2% |
| 10 | Preston (PR) | 431 | 94.8% |
| 11 | Liverpool (L) | 413 | 92.6% |
| 12 | Portsmouth (PO) | 407 | 92.5% |
| 13 | Bristol (BS) | 378 | 93.8% |
| 14 | Edinburgh (EH) | 362 | 88.8% |
| 15 | London (E) | 355 | 91.6% |
| 16 | Dartford (DA) | 341 | 96.3% |
| 17 | Northampton (NN) | 338 | 92.0% |
| 18 | Doncaster (DN) | 337 | 95.3% |
| 19 | Ipswich (IP) | 335 | 92.4% |
| 20 | Paisley (PA) | 334 | 88.9% |
The twenty areas with the most MG Hs cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Hs
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 61 | 90.2% |
| Scotland | 37 | 86.5% |
| Wales | 36 | 86.1% |
| North West | 31 | 90.3% |
| East of England | 31 | 96.8% |
| Yorkshire | 28 | 92.9% |
| West Midlands | 28 | 92.9% |
| South West | 25 | 88.0% |
| East Midlands | 18 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2019 Hs
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2019 Hs
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 1.9% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check tyre pressures and valves 1.3% of tests
“tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”
Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.3% of tests
“washers not working”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2019 Hs through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£62 — and 28% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£62
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: brake discs significantly
- £45–£110
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 28%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 308 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Hs, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2019 to 2024. Across them the pass rate runs from 91.2% to 99.2% — a spread of 8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 91.2%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2020 92.5% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2021 92.8% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2022 92.3% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2023 94.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2024 99.2% headlamp aim too low
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2019 MG Hs with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2019 cars with a similar record
- Land Rover Range Rover 91.2%
- Kia Niro 91.2%
- Audi A6 91.2%
- BMW 2 Series 91.2%
- BMW 6 Series 91.2%
- Volkswagen Golf 91.3%
Closest pass rates among 2019 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2019 MG Hs 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 253 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 109 | 42.90% | 20.89% | +22.01 |
| Tyres | 67 | 26.40% | 19.76% | +6.64 |
| Non-component advisories | 21 | 8.30% | 4.18% | +4.12 |
| Suspension | 20 | 7.90% | 20.98% | −13.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11 | 4.30% | 12.21% | −7.91 |
| Visibility | 11 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 2.40% | 1.76% | +0.64 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 1.60% | 5.52% | −3.92 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 0.80% | 5.57% | −4.77 |
| Steering | 2 | 0.80% | 2.57% | −1.77 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 1.3% | £5–15 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 0.97% | £45–110 |
| Daytime running lamps with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.65% | £3–15 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.65% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.65% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.65% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.65% | £3–12 |
| Obviously under inflated Tyres | Minor | 0.65% | £45–95 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.4% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 6.2% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.3% | £20–80 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 2.9% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 137 | 92.0% | 20,598 mi |
| 30-60k | 155 | 90.3% | 40,824 mi |
| 60-90k | 13 | 92.3% | 66,297 mi |
| 90-120k | 1 | 100.0% | 108,499 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 131,035 mi |
Source: 308 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2019 Hs MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 MG Hs?
91.2% of the 308 2019 MG Hs tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 90.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 MG Hs?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.95%), tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.30%), washers not working (1.30%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 MG Hs MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 MG Hs in this dataset had covered 32,267 mi.
Does the season affect the 2019 MG Hs MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 93.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 87.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.