18.5%fail rate
MG 3 MOT pass rate by year
How the MG 3's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2013 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the MG 3 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each MG 3 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The MG 3 averages 18.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 78.1% | 21.9% | 2,498 |
| 2014 | 78.9% | 21.1% | 19,816 |
| 2015 | 79.1% | 20.9% | 25,681 |
| 2016 | 80.6% | 19.4% | 28,906 |
| 2017 | 81.1% | 18.9% | 24,109 |
| 2018 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 17,728 |
| 2019 | 83.2% | 16.8% | 20,518 |
| 2020 | 84.1% | 15.9% | 10,887 |
| 2021 | 84.9% | 15.1% | 6,257 |
| 2022 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 8,252 |
| 2023 | 84.0% | 16.0% | 2,764 |
Does age change how often a MG 3 fails?
Older MG 3s fail more often, as expected. The 2013 cars fail 21.9% of tests against 16.0% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 18.5%. The 2013 is the weakest year at 21.9%, and the 2022 the strongest at 13.2%.
More on the MG 3
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| MG 3: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All MG models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain