MG Zs Se Ev: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The MG Zs Se Ev passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 607 individual MG Zs Se Ev tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 86.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 13 in every 100 MG Zs Se 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 Se Ev tested had covered 44,037 miles and was built around 2022.

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 Se Ev bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific MG Zs Se Ev rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged MG Zs Se Evs actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a MG Zs Se Ev

1. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2.1% of tests (3.26x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.2% of tests (2.1x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.1% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this defect)
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.6% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
7. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.38x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
9. A door hinge, catch or pillar missing or insecure, 0.3% of tests (50.2x the national rate for this defect)
10. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests

From 758 DVSA-tracked MG Zs Se Ev tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 9.66% of these flagged MG Zs Se Ev defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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

• Peugeot Expert Prof Premium L1 B-Hdi - 86.9%
• Peugeot 208 Active Puretech S/S - 86.8%
• Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sdv6 Auto - 86.8%
• Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce Tb Auto - 86.8%
• Land Rover Range Rover Velar - 86.7%
• Peugeot Rifter - 86.7%

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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