22.7%fail rate
MG Zs MOT pass rate by year
How the MG Zs's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2001 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the MG Zs MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each MG Zs 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 Zs averages 22.7% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 26,129 |
| 2002 | 69.4% | 30.6% | 82,461 |
| 2003 | 70.4% | 29.6% | 69,742 |
| 2004 | 71.1% | 28.9% | 58,815 |
| 2005 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 25,672 |
| 2006 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 4,257 |
| 2017 | 80.6% | 19.4% | 2,684 |
| 2018 | 82.3% | 17.7% | 34,591 |
| 2019 | 83.1% | 16.9% | 48,205 |
| 2020 | 85.5% | 14.5% | 53,948 |
| 2021 | 87.9% | 12.1% | 46,221 |
| 2022 | 86.9% | 13.1% | 36,957 |
| 2023 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 12,622 |
Does age change how often a MG Zs fails?
Older MG Zss fail more often, as expected. The 2001 cars fail 30.9% of tests against 12.4% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 22.7%. The 2001 is the weakest year at 30.9%, and the 2021 the strongest at 12.1%.
More on the MG Zs
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| MG Zs: 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