MG Hs Trophy reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: MG

Model: Hs Trophy

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 372 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

89.0%

Share of this model's 372 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

38.1 mpg

CO2 emission

168 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

22,727

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

2.0

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

17,149

199 valid MOT, 16,950 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

372

372 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

17,149On the road

Insight summary

MG Hs Trophy is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 17,149 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 89.0% from 372 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 22,727 miles and an average age of 2.0 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, suspension joints and coil springs. The practical read is that the MG Hs Trophy 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	17,093
OTHER	56

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
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	3
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	3
Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))	3
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	3
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	2
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	2
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	2
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	2
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	2
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	2
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	2
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick fronts worn out (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))	1
Front Lower Oil leaking excessively from engine oil filter corroded (8.4.1 (a) (i))	1
Front Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii))	1
Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. (4.1.2 (a))	1
Nearside Front Inner Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick Pad (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 48 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))

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

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

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

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

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick fronts worn out (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))

Front Lower Oil leaking excessively from engine oil filter corroded (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Front Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii))

Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Inner Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick Pad (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

MG Hs Trophy reliability and MOT data