Reliability report
MG ZR reliability and common faults
Based on 1,568 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
27.5%
fail rate · average 32.1%
much better than average
1,568 MOT tests (DVSA)
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the MG ZR
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Driving controls
Seat belts and airbags
Exhaust and emissions
Body and structure
Tyres
Lights and electrics
Brakes
Wheels
Steering
Visibility
Suspension
Plates and identification
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 16–20 years | 25.1% avg 34.6% | — |
| 21+ years | 28.2% avg 31.4% | — |
MG ZR – FAQs
How reliable is the MG ZR?+
In the UK the MG ZR fails 27.5% of MOT tests, against an average of 32.1% for cars of the same age – much better than average.
What goes wrong most often on the MG ZR?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: seat belts and airbags, exhaust and emissions, body and structure.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Charles01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).