Mg 6 - 2013
353.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mg 6, model year 2013.
Sample size: 203 cars, 452 tests and 1,596 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 203 cars
The 2013 MG 6 has an overall defect rate of 353 per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the yearly average of 219 per 100, making it 61% worse in terms of defects. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate tends to rise, particularly in the higher mileage categories. While the model performs better than average in steering defects, it faces challenges in brakes, lights and electrics, and wheels, suspensions and axles, where it shows much higher defect rates compared to the average. This suggests specific areas of concern for potential buyers or current owners of the MG 6.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 203 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 101.4% worse
198.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 24.8% better
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 10.6% worse
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 60.7% worse
80.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 62.0% worse
355.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 9.5% better
18.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
Equipment
▲ 5.8% better
4.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 3.1% better
19.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 196
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 189
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 146
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 90
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 82
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 74
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 47
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 37
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 9