MG GS
Registered from 2016 to 2019.
About this model
The MG GS is the first sports utility vehicle (SUV) to be produced by MG Motor at its plant in China. It was launched at the Auto Shanghai Motor Show in April 2015.
From the Wikipedia article MG GS, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2018 1.5 petrol. 134 of 1,095 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 28% of 2018 cars. The typical one fails 10%, across 966 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 35% | 47 |
| Brakes | 34% | 46 |
| Lights and electrics | 29% | 39 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 16% | 22 |
| Visibility | 12% | 16 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 7% | 10 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Warning device shows system malfunction
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 97% of 2018 cars — 16% of its 134 failed tests, where an ordinary 2018 car has 1%.
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 — 35% of its failures
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 34% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 7% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 29% of its failures
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belts and airbags — 16% of its failures
- Visibility — 12% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 22% of its inspections, against the 14% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 9% | 6% | 138 | |
| 20–40k miles | 11% | 9% | 569 | |
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 12% | 290 | |
| 60–80k miles | 22% | 14% | 82 |
1,079 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.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5 petrol · 1542 kg · 2653 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2018 | 1.5 petrol · 1542 kg · 2653 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (NEDC) |