MOT pass rate · 2025 data
MG TF MOT pass rate
The MG TF passed 73.68% of its 8,625 initial MOT tests in 2025 — below the 77.3% average across all cars tested that year. That is 3.6 percentage points worse than average.
How the MG TF holds up with age
Every car fails the MOT more often as it gets older. What matters when you are buying is how steeply that happens for this particular model. These are the 2025 pass rates for the MG TF grouped by the vehicle's age at the time of the test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 1 | 100% |
| 6–10 years | 1 | 0% |
| 11 years and over | 8,600 | 73.64% |
The MG TF drops 26.4 percentage points between its early years and the 11-plus bracket, which is a steep decline. On an older example, the MOT history is worth reading closely before you buy.
Why the MG TF fails its MOT
Across every MG TF that failed its 2025 MOT, the most common area of failure was brakes, accounting for 24.89% of all recorded failure items. These are the areas worth having checked before you buy, and worth budgeting for on an older example.
| Failure area | Share of failure items | Recorded items |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 24.89% | 1,665 |
| Suspension | 18.85% | 1,261 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 14.82% | 991 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13.96% | 934 |
| Visibility | 7.37% | 493 |
| Tyres | 6.07% | 406 |
How the MG TF compares
Ranked on pass rate, the MG TF sits 454th of 651 models in this data , and 9th of the 11 MG models covered . MG as a whole averaged 86.03%, so this model runs 12.4 points behind its own brand average.
What this means when buying a used MG TF
A pass rate is a population average, not a verdict on the specific car in front of you. The average MG TF came to its 2025 test at 57,732 miles and 21.1 years old. Most examples tested were petrol.
The useful check is the individual car's own MOT record: how many times it has failed, what for, and whether advisories keep reappearing. A recurring advisory on corrosion, suspension or brakes tells you far more than a model-wide average, and a mileage that does not move consistently between tests is a warning in itself.
Check a specific MG TF
Run the registration through a free MOT history check to see that car's test results, advisories and recorded mileages. For the risks an MOT never covers — outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers and ownership history — a full car history check brings them together in one £15 report.
Also useful: mileage check · write-off check · free car check
Other MG models
- MG ZS 85.53% pass rate · 63,559 tests
- MG HS 91.51% pass rate · 31,710 tests
- MG 5 Exclusive 90.25% pass rate · 9,570 tests
- MG MGF 70.94% pass rate · 5,292 tests
- MG 3 Exclusive 89.81% pass rate · 5,231 tests
- MG 5 Excite 85.97% pass rate · 3,563 tests
Models with a similar pass rate
- Ford Fiesta 72.78% pass rate
- Ford Focus 74.62% pass rate
- Ford Transit 74.63% pass rate
- Volkswagen Polo 73.12% pass rate
- Nissan Qashqai 73.5% pass rate
- Nissan Juke 74.48% pass rate
Figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025, class 4 initial tests only, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Retests are excluded, so these are first-time pass rates.