Pass rate
95.8%
Above average — 1.0 pts ahead of the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 190 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£65
2023 MG Hs Trophy MOT pass rate
- 2023
- typical 13,828 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
38.9% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2024 99.3% pass
- Avoid 2023 95.8% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 3.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 95.7%
- Typical mileage
- 14k mi
The 2023 MG Hs Trophy MOT pass rate is 95.8% of its MOT tests — 1.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 38.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.0× the national share
Tyres make up 38.9% of everything recorded on the 2023 MG Hs Trophy, against 19.8% nationally — 19.1 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% 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. 190 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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How does the 2023 MG Hs Trophy compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 1.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 95.7%. The median 2023 MG Hs Trophy in this dataset had covered 13,828 mi.
60% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 95.6% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 94.4% of the time, April–September 97.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative", noted on 1.05% of tests.
- 190 recorded tests behind this page.
- 95.8% overall pass rate, 95.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the MG Hs Trophy, the average is 97.3% — best year 2024 (99.3%), worst 2023 (95.8%).
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
- 190
- Typical mileage (median)
- 13,828 mi
- Make and model
- MG Hs Trophy
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Hs Trophy MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (60% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Hs Trophy
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| London | 68 | 98.5% |
| South East | 43 | 95.3% |
| South West | 15 | 93.3% |
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 2023 Hs Trophy
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 2023 Hs Trophy
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 tyre pressures and valves 1.1% 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 suspension joints 0.5% of tests
“ball joint likely to become detached”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 0.5% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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.
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 2023 Hs Trophy through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£65 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£65
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: tyre pressure monitoring system…
- £45–£95
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 190 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 Trophy, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2023 to 2024. Across them the pass rate runs from 95.8% to 99.3% — a spread of 3.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2023 95.8%tyre pressure monitoring system…
- 2024 99.3% registration plates insecure
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 2023 MG Hs Trophy 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 2023 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
- Levc Tx 97.0%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
Closest pass rates among 2023 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 2023 MG Hs Trophy 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 14 | 38.90% | 19.76% | +19.14 |
| Brakes | 8 | 22.20% | 20.89% | +1.31 |
| Suspension | 4 | 11.10% | 20.98% | −9.88 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 11.10% | 4.18% | +6.92 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3 | 8.30% | 12.21% | −3.91 |
| Steering | 1 | 2.80% | 2.57% | +0.23 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 2.80% | 1.76% | +1.04 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 2.80% | 0.82% | +1.98 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Rectified | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint likely to become detached Suspension | Rectified | 0.53% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.53% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.53% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.53% | £5–25 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 0.53% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.53% | £5–20 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 0.53% | £20–80 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 0.53% | £3–12 |
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 | 3.2% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 1.1% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.1% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 165 | 97.0% | 13,056 mi |
| 30-60k | 21 | 90.5% | 41,025 mi |
| 60-90k | 2 | 50.0% | 61,808 mi |
Source: 190 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.
2023 Hs Trophy MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 MG Hs Trophy?
95.8% of the 190 2023 MG Hs Trophy tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 95.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 MG Hs Trophy?
The three most recorded items are tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.05%), tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.05%), ball joint likely to become detached (0.53%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 MG Hs Trophy MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 97.0% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 MG Hs Trophy in this dataset had covered 13,828 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2023 MG Hs Trophy?
Petrol: 95.6% pass rate across 114 tests. Hybrid: 96.1% pass rate across 76 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2023 MG Hs Trophy MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 94.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 97.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.