84.3%
MG5
MG5 MOT pass rate and common problems
The MG5 passed 84.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 12 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the MG5 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
80.9%
MG average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The MG5 runs 3.4 points ahead of the MG average. It is 3rd of the 12 MG models in the data. The average MG5 arrived at its test 3.3 years old with 49,077 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
MG5 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 8,601 | 84.2% | 11.9 pts above |
Every MG5 tested in 2025 was aged 3 to 5 years, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where MG5 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on MG5 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres together account for 72.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common MG5 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on MG5 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 67.4% of everything testers recorded against failed MG5 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a MG5
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp not working on dipped beam, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, headlamp aim too low, stop lamp not working and headlamp not working on main beam. 30.7% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and condition has ply or cords exposed. 24.3% of failure items.
3
Suspension
Recorded most often: shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak and coil spring fractured or broken. 12.3% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific MG5 has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used MG5 buying guide.
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MG5 MOT FAQs
What is the MG5 MOT pass rate?
84.3% of MG5 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 15,164 tests. That is 12 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 133rd of 575 models.
What does a MG5 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on MG5 cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 10.8% of failure items. Next were headlamp not working on dipped beam (8.8%) and shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (8.4%).
Which area causes the most MG5 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 41.6%, followed by tyres at 30.9%.
Does this mean every MG5 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every MG5 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific MG5's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.