Pass rate
89.8%
Above average — 2.2 pts behind the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 4,906 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £32–£79
2022 MG Zs Trophy MOT pass rate
- 2022
- typical 26,947 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
34.5% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 92.0% pass
- Avoid 2021 87.8% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 4.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 88.9%
- Typical mileage
- 27k mi
The 2022 MG Zs Trophy MOT pass rate is 89.8% of its MOT tests — 2.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 34.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how MG Zs Trophy does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 34.5% of everything recorded on the 2022 MG Zs Trophy, against 19.8% nationally — 14.7 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 16% 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.
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 2022 MG Zs Trophy compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 2.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 88.9%. The median 2022 MG Zs Trophy in this dataset had covered 26,947 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 91.2% of the time, April–September 88.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 4.83% of tests.
- 4,906 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.8% overall pass rate, 88.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the MG Zs Trophy, the average is 90.0% — best year 2023 (92.0%), worst 2021 (87.8%).
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
- 4,906
- Typical mileage (median)
- 26,947 mi
- Make and model
- MG Zs Trophy
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Zs Trophy MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 78% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Zs Trophy
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 1,232 | 93.8% |
| East of England | 574 | 84.8% |
| London | 521 | 96.5% |
| North West | 454 | 88.5% |
| Scotland | 422 | 79.4% |
| Yorkshire | 378 | 90.5% |
| South West | 352 | 91.8% |
| West Midlands | 282 | 92.2% |
| Wales | 275 | 85.1% |
| East Midlands | 251 | 90.4% |
| North East | 165 | 84.8% |
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 2022 Zs 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 2022 Zs 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 the coil springs 4.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the tyre tread 1.4% of tests
“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.
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Check the windscreen 1.0% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new 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 2022 Zs Trophy through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £32–£79 — and 16% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £32–£79
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 16%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 4,906 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 Zs Trophy, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2021 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 87.8% to 92.0% — a spread of 4.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2021 87.8% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2022 89.8%coil spring fractured or broken
- 2023 92.0% tread depth below requirements of…
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 2022 MG Zs 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 2022 cars with a similar record
- Hyundai I10 89.6%
- Polestar Polestar 90.0%
- Audi Q4 E-Tron 90.0%
- BMW 520D 89.4%
- Mercedes-Benz Gle 90.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 89.2%
Closest pass rates among 2022 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 2022 MG Zs Trophy 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 3,305 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 | 1,142 | 34.50% | 19.76% | +14.74 |
| Brakes | 894 | 27.00% | 20.89% | +6.11 |
| Suspension | 447 | 13.50% | 20.98% | −7.48 |
| Non-component advisories | 348 | 10.50% | 4.18% | +6.32 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 251 | 7.60% | 12.21% | −4.61 |
| Visibility | 138 | 4.20% | 4.97% | −0.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 36 | 1.10% | 1.76% | −0.66 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 20 | 0.60% | 0.82% | −0.22 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15 | 0.50% | 5.57% | −5.07 |
| Steering | 14 | 0.40% | 2.57% | −2.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 4.8% | £25–65 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.98% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.82% | £5–20 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.69% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.59% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.55% | £30–80 |
| Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.55% | £5–25 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 0.45% | £45–110 |
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 | 14.0% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.6% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.2% | £20–80 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.5% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2,881 | 91.3% | 19,074 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,613 | 86.9% | 40,869 mi |
| 60-90k | 296 | 88.9% | 72,076 mi |
| 90-120k | 85 | 98.8% | 101,544 mi |
| 120k+ | 22 | 90.9% | 136,975 mi |
Source: 4,906 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.
2022 Zs Trophy MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 MG Zs Trophy?
89.8% of the 4,906 2022 MG Zs Trophy tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 88.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 MG Zs Trophy?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (4.83%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.83%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.41%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 MG Zs Trophy MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.3% of the time, falling to 90.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 MG Zs Trophy in this dataset had covered 26,947 mi.
Does the season affect the 2022 MG Zs Trophy MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 91.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 88.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.