MG Hs Excite S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The MG Hs Excite S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,648 individual MG Hs Excite S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 MG Hs Excite S-As presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average MG Hs Excite S-A tested had covered 25,673 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a MG Hs Excite S-A bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a MG Hs Excite S-A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
4. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
6. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.4% of tests
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
9. Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type, 0.3% of tests (4.62x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,549 DVSA-tracked MG Hs Excite S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.15% of these flagged MG Hs Excite S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

MG Hs Excite S-A pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each MG Hs Excite S-A year:

• 2020 MG Hs Excite S-A - 94% first-time pass, 365 tests
• 2021 MG Hs Excite S-A - 90.5% first-time pass, 1,180 tests

Other MG models

• MG Zs - 81.4%
• MG 3 - 80.1%
• MG Zs Exclusive Ev - 90.6%
• MG Tf - 72.4%
• MG Mgf - 69.6%
• MG 5 Exclusive - 91.6%
• MG Zs Exclusive Vti-Tech - 90.3%
• MG Hs Exclusive S-A - 91.9%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Vauxhall Grandland X Elite Nav Turbo A - 91.4%
• Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium + E A - 91.4%
• Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi - 91.4%
• Mercedes-Benz G - 91.4%
• Nissan Qashqai N-Tec Dig-T S-A - 91.4%
• Cupra Formentor V2 Tsi S-A - 91.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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