Does the MG 3 fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?
The MG 3 records 2.03 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.33 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.70, 95% interval +1.60 to +1.79). It ranks 66 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a MG 3 by registration
What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the MG 3 is “An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction”, recorded 1,599 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction | 1,599 | 1.81 |
| Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended | 71 | 0.08 |
| Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type | 46 | 0.05 |
| An airbag obviously inoperative | 32 | 0.04 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 88,117 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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