MOT reliability data, sourced from DVSA
MG MOT pass rate & reliability
MG has grown faster than almost any brand in the UK over the past two years, and DVSA's own test data shows a genuinely strong reliability result to go with it.
MOT reliability data, sourced from DVSA
MG has grown faster than almost any brand in the UK over the past two years, and DVSA's own test data shows a genuinely strong reliability result to go with it.
80.8%
MG MOT pass rate
72.4%
UK national average
4th
highest of any major brand
#8
UK sales rank, H1 2026
Ahead of established premium names
MG's 80.80% pass rate is the fourth highest of any major brand in the Brumble dataset, ahead of BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz.
Source: Brumble analysis of DVSA's 2025 MOT test year data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What this means
MG's result is one of the more surprising findings in DVSA's 2025 test year data. At 80.80%, it's the fourth highest MOT pass rate of any major brand in the UK, ahead of BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz, brands with far longer-established reputations for build quality.
MG is now the largest Chinese-owned car brand in Britain by sales volume, and this MOT data suggests the rapid sales growth (up over 14% year on year in H1 2026) isn't coming at the expense of reliability, at least not by this measure. It's a genuinely useful data point for anyone dismissing MG on brand-reputation grounds alone rather than the actual DVSA record.
Frequently asked questions
MG has a 80.8% MOT pass rate based on DVSA's 2025 test year data, significantly above the national average of 72.4%.
Yes, and more strongly than many buyers expect. MG's MOT pass rate is the fourth highest of any major brand in the UK, ahead of BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz, based on DVSA's own 2025 test year data.
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