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MG HS TROPHY 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-trophy-s-a

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: MG

Model: Hs Trophy S-A

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 460 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

91.3%

Share of this model's 460 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

20,054

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

2.1

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

16,929

272 valid MOT, 16,657 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

460

460 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

16,929On the road

Insight summary

MG Hs Trophy S-A is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 16,929 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 91.3% from 460 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 20,054 miles and an average age of 2.1 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, engine warning light and suspension joints. The practical read is that the MG Hs Trophy 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	16,854
OTHER	75

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 Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	2
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	2
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))	2
Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	2
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	2
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	2
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended clip in seat belt web stopping buckle from being clipped in (7.1.2 (d))	1
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1
Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	1
Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both sides (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	1
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements incorrect no (0.1 (d))	1
Front Registration plate inscription illegible (0.1 (b))	1
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))	1
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	1

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 37 defects across this top 25 set

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

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

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))

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

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (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))

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

Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended clip in seat belt web stopping buckle from being clipped in (7.1.2 (d))

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

Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements incorrect no (0.1 (d))

Front Registration plate inscription illegible (0.1 (b))

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

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

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

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

Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))

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

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

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

MG Hs Trophy S-A reliability and MOT data