MG HS Excite MOT failures and reliability
The MG HS Excite is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 87% of its 9,798 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 14 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the MG HS Excite cars tested were registered in 2022 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 4th of the 14 MG models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each MG HS Excite MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2025
- 9,798
- First-time pass rate
- 87%
- All cars
- 72%
MG HS Excite MOT strengths and weak spots
The MG HS Excite fails less often than the average car in every area of the test we measure.
It does best on suspension, where 0.3% of MG HS Excite tests failed against 9.1% for all cars.
MG HS Excite cars first registered in 2023 passed 88% first time; those from 2020 passed 85%.
At 5 years old the average MG HS Excite had covered 36,431 miles, about 7,300 a year.
The single most common failure on the MG HS Excite was tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, on 2.0% of tests.
What the MG HS Excite fails on
Share of MG HS Excite tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.
- Tyres4.5% (all cars 6.3%)
- Lights and electrics3.4% (all cars 10.7%)
- Brakes3.1% (all cars 6.3%)
- Visibility2.5% (all cars 4.4%)
- Exhaust and emissions0.7% (all cars 3.1%)
- Seat belts and airbags0.5% (all cars 0.9%)
- Suspension0.3% (all cars 9.1%)
- Body and structure0.2% (all cars 3.3%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative 2.0%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.6%
- Headlamp aim: too low 1.4%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.4%
- Washers: not working 1.0%
- Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn 0.9%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.9%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 0.7%
Most common advisories
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 17.3%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 7.2%
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 6.4%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 5.2%
- Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 4.2%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.1%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 2.3%
- Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 1.9%
Pass rate by year of registration
First-time pass rate of the MG HS Excite by the year it was first registered.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 849 | 85% |
| 2021 | 2,619 | 90% |
| 2022 | 5,704 | 85% |
| 2023 | 624 | 88% |
Typical mileage by age
Average MG HS Excite odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 25,180 miles |
| 4 years | 34,355 miles |
| 5 years | 36,431 miles |
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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.