Pass rate, all models
86.7% Above average
305,077 tests across 22 models, 2000–2024.
MG MOT pass rates
MG MOT pass rates, ranked across 22 models and 305,077 DVSA MOT tests between 2000 and 2024, from the 4 Trophy (93.4%) to the Zt-T (72.6%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
How MG models compare on the MOT
The spread across MG models is wide — 93.4% for the 4 Trophy at the top and 72.6% for the Zt-T at the bottom, a 20.8-point gap across 2,354 and 2,994 recorded tests respectively. Most MG models sit much closer to the middle (around 89.3%, on 7,779 tests for the 5 Excite). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2000–2024 data years: 305,077 tests across 22 MG models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
4 Trophy93.4%
Worst model
Zt-T72.6%
All MG models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Trophy | 93.4% | 2,354 |
| Hs 2 variants | 92.6% | 34,155 |
| 5 | 91.9% | 17,847 |
| Mg 3 variants | 91.5% | 2,208 |
| Hs Excite | 91.3% | 14,579 |
| 3 2 variants | 91.2% | 8,542 |
| Zs Trophy Connect | 90.5% | 2,283 |
| Zs Trophy | 90.0% | 6,024 |
| Zs Excite T-Gdi | 90.0% | 2,678 |
| 5 Excite | 89.3% | 7,779 |
| Zs Excite | 89.0% | 4,631 |
| Zs Excite Vti-Tech | 88.6% | 9,459 |
| Zs 5 variants | 87.4% | 122,761 |
| Gs | 83.9% | 9,518 |
| Tf 5 variants | 77.8% | 32,921 |
| Mgf 2 variants | 76.1% | 9,884 |
| Zr 5 variants | 75.6% | 7,369 |
| Zt 2 variants | 75.0% | 5,250 |
| Zt-T 2 variants | 72.6% | 2,994 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 19 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 3 smaller MG models are listed below, unranked.
Other MG models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
Most-tested MG models
Compare with the market
Best and worst lists, and the full A–Z.
Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.