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MG HS EXCLUSIVE S-A - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/mg/hs-exclusive-s-a

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: MG

Model: Hs Exclusive S-A

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 24,774 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

90.1%

Share of this model's 24,774 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

28,482

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

3.6

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

12,801

12,419 valid MOT, 382 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

24,774

24,774 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

12,801On the road

Insight summary

MG Hs Exclusive S-A is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 12,801 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 90.1% from 24,774 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 55. The current pool shows an average of 28,482 miles and an average age of 3.6 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, windscreen damage and brake pads. The practical read is that the MG Hs Exclusive S-A looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	12,785
OTHER	16

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

90%

Children

85%

Pedestrian

83%

Safety systems

74%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	207
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	136
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	127
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	118
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	102
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	99
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	85
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	76
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	75
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	73
Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	73
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	70
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	70
Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	68
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	67
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	60
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	60
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	59
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	59
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	58
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	58
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	53
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	52
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	49
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	49

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 2,003 defects across this top 25 set

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

207

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

136

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

127

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

118

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

102

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

MG Hs Exclusive S-A reliability and MOT data