MG Zs Excite Ev: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The MG Zs Excite Ev passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,716 individual MG Zs Excite Ev tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 87.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 MG Zs Excite Evs 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 Zs Excite Ev tested had covered 28,668 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a MG Zs Excite Ev 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 Zs Excite Ev

1. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 4% of tests (4.49x the national rate for this defect)
2. Headlamp aim unable to be tested, 0.7% of tests (3.43x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.9% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.3% of tests
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests

From 2,632 DVSA-tracked MG Zs Excite Ev tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.52% of these flagged MG Zs Excite Ev defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

MG Zs Excite Ev 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 Zs Excite Ev year:

• 2020 MG Zs Excite Ev - 87.3% first-time pass, 719 tests
• 2021 MG Zs Excite Ev - 88.9% first-time pass, 836 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

• Land Rover R Rover Evoque First Ed D A - 87.9%
• Vauxhall Corsa Elite Nav Turbo - 87.9%
• Nissan Skyline - 87.9%
• BMW X2 Sdrive20i M Sport Auto - 87.9%
• BMW M6 - 87.9%
• Caterham Unclassified - 87.9%

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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