MG MG 5 Excite EV
Registered from 2020 to 2022.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2021 electric. 20 of 256 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 19% of 2021 cars. The typical one fails 5%, across 342 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 65% | 13 |
| Tyres and wheels | 65% | 13 |
| Suspension | 10% | 2 |
| Visibility | 5% | 1 |
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 rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 96% of 2021 cars — 65% of its 20 failed tests, where an ordinary 2021 car has 15%.
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 — 65% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Suspension — 10% of its failures
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 65% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Visibility — 5% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 8% of its inspections, against the 10% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 8% | 6% | 52 | |
| 40–60k miles | 7% | 8% | 74 | |
| 60–80k miles | 8% | 10% | 74 |
200 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | electric · 154 hp · 1607 kg · 2659 mm wheelbase · 175 Wh/km |