MG Zs Trophy Connect MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

MG Zs Trophy Connect MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The MG Zs Trophy Connect passed on its first attempt in 89.7%, and its overall record sits +9.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MG Zs Trophy Connect in the 2023–2025 data: 2,283 tests across 4 model years (2021–2024). 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 Zs Trophy Connect MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded MG Zs Trophy Connect DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MG Zs Trophy Connect, each with how many of the model's 2,283 tests it was noted on.

• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 54 MG Zs Trophy Connect tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 52 MG Zs Trophy Connect tests, 2.3% 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 40 MG Zs Trophy Connect tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" (Rectified) — noted on about 29 MG Zs Trophy Connect tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 25 MG Zs Trophy Connect tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 18 MG Zs Trophy Connect tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MG Zs Trophy Connect Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MG Zs Trophy Connect model year on record is 2024 (95.5% across 89 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (89.4%). The gap between them is 6.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

MG Zs Trophy Connect reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.8 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for MG Zs Trophy Connect Owners

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

• the tyre tread — “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.

• the coil springs — “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.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps”

  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 Zs Trophy Connect. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the MG Zs Trophy Connect is most common

Across every Zs Trophy Connect model year on record (2021–2024): 1,555 MG Zs Trophy Connect cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,283 tests. Wembley (HA) has the most, with 74 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 Zs Trophy Connect 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 Zs Trophy Connect MOT & Reliability