MG 5 Excite

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2022 electric. 63 of 762 tests failed, 8%.

Better than 1% of 2022 cars. The typical one fails 3%, across 56 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
• Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
• A tyre seriously damaged
• A tyre cords visible or damaged
• A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
• Headlamp aim unable to be tested

Where it stands out against its peers

• Lights and electrics: failed more often than 90% of 2022 cars — 40% of its 63 failed tests, where an ordinary 2022 car has 13%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Tyres and wheels — 70% of its failures
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre seriously damaged
  • A tyre cords visible or damaged
• Lights and electrics — 40% of its failures
  • A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

When it starts failing

At 20–40k miles this one fails 11% of its inspections, against the 4% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

742 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.