Recorded closing bids for MG salvage cars

24 damaged MGs recorded at UK salvage auction across 4 models, median closing bid £2,150, middle half between £625 and £3,200. Recorded bids, not estimates, and not independently confirmed as completed sales.

Get a max bid for the 1955 MG MAGNETTE closing Mon 12 Oct →1 of 3 at salvage auction now, all listed below. First analysis free, or paste any Copart or SalvageMarket lot link.

Want a roadworthy one instead? MG passes its MOT first time in 83.9% of cases, from 121,686 real DVSA tests, above the 76.7% national average.

24Ended listings

£2,150Median bid

£2,295Average

£625 to £3,200Middle half

83.9%MOT first-time pass rate

At auction now

3 damaged MGs are listed at UK salvage auction right now, closing between 12 Oct and 17 Oct. Bids so far run from £225 to £2,000 when we last checked, against the £2,150 median closing bid above. Each one's closing bid is added to the figures on this page once its auction ends.

1955 MG MAGNETTE, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2026 MG MG S6 TROPHY, closes 14 Oct, bid so far £225. Get a max bid for this lot →
2024 MG MG 4 XPOWER, closes 17 Oct, bid so far £2,000. Get a max bid for this lot →

By model

Model	Ended listings	Median
3	4	£450
MG HS	3	£6,100
MG 4	3	£1,700
MG ZS	3	£2,300

By write-off category

Category	Lots	Median	Middle half
Cat S	9	£2,400	£1,750 to £4,300
Category not stated	9	£1,300	£450 to £2,350
Cat N	6	£2,200	£625 to £2,300

Which factor moves the price the most?

Ranks the tables below by the size of the gap between their highest and lowest median, biggest first.

Factor	Lowest median	Highest median	Gap
Transmission	Manual, £375	Automatic, £2,400	+540%
Fuel type	Petrol, £625	Electric, £3,200	+412%
V5 logbook	Listed with logbook, £450	Listed with no logbook, £2,150	+378%
Seller	Silverlake Autoparts, £875	Asm Auto Recycling, £3,500	+300%
Colour	Black, £2,150	Silver, £4,600	+114%
Write-off category	Category not stated, £1,300	Cat S, £2,400	+85%
Runner status	Non-runner, £1,750	Starts and drives, £3,200	+83%
Body shape	Hatchback, £1,700	Suv, £2,300	+35%

A ranking of gaps, not a claim that one causes the other - see the full national breakdown for the same caveat in more depth.

By fuel type

Fuel type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Petrol	12	£625	£250 to £1,700
Electric	10	£3,200	£1,750 to £4,300

By transmission

Transmission	Lots	Median	Middle half
Automatic	15	£2,400	£2,150 to £4,600
Manual	9	£375	£200 to £625

By colour

Colour	Lots	Median	Middle half
Black	8	£2,150	£1,300 to £2,350
Blue	6	£2,300	£200 to £2,400
Silver	4	£4,600	£1,750 to £4,600
Grey	3	£3,500	£3,500 to £6,100

By type of damage

Damage type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Accident damage	14	£2,400	£1,700 to £4,600

By key availability

Keys	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with keys	23	£2,150	£625 to £3,500

By V5 logbook

Logbook	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with logbook	5	£450	£250 to £2,350
Listed with no logbook	19	£2,150	£1,300 to £4,300

By service history

Service history	Lots	Median	Middle half
No service history	22	£2,150	£625 to £3,500

By whether it starts and drives

Runner status	Lots	Median	Middle half
Starts and drives	12	£3,200	£375 to £4,300
Non-runner	12	£1,750	£1,300 to £2,300

By seller

Seller	Lots	Median	Middle half
Asm Auto Recycling	11	£3,500	£1,700 to £5,100
Silverlake Autoparts	6	£875	£450 to £2,200

By body shape

Body shape	Lots	Median	Middle half
Hatchback	13	£1,700	£450 to £3,500
Suv	6	£2,300	£2,150 to £2,350

By doors

Doors	Lots	Median	Middle half
5 doors	7	£2,200	£1,700 to £3,200

Before you bid on one

Work out a max bid for a specific MG lot from its damage, repair cost and resale value, first analysis free
See where MG ranks against the market median on both price and reliability in the cheapest, most reliable makes at salvage auction
Confirm the write-off category, finance and stolen status for a specific car, 5 credits
Work out whether repairing beats selling
Search the individual lots behind these figures (currently paused, see why)
See which factor moves salvage price the most across the whole dataset

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