MG Hs Excite MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

MG Hs Excite MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The MG Hs Excite passed on its first attempt in 90.6%, and its overall record sits +10.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MG Hs Excite in the 2023–2025 data: 14,579 tests across 4 model years (2020–2023). 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 Hs Excite MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the MG Hs Excite, 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 Hs Excite's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded MG Hs Excite DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MG Hs Excite, each with how many of the model's 14,579 tests it was noted on.

• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 200 MG Hs Excite tests, 1.4% 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 180 MG Hs Excite tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (Major) — noted on about 176 MG Hs Excite tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 143 MG Hs Excite tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 142 MG Hs Excite tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake discs significantly and obviously worn" (Major) — noted on about 121 MG Hs Excite tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MG Hs Excite Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MG Hs Excite model year on record is 2023 (92.6% across 592 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (90.6%). The gap between them is 2.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for MG Hs Excite Owners

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

• the brakes — “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.

• tyre pressures and valves — “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.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too low”

  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.

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

Where the MG Hs Excite is most common

Across every Hs Excite model year on record (2020–2023): 11,258 MG Hs Excite cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 14,579 tests. Glasgow (G) has the most, with 372 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.

The twenty areas with the most MG Hs Excite 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: MG Hs Excite MOT & Reliability