Does the MG 4 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The MG 4 records 5.86 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.96 expected for a ev of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.90, 95% interval −0.56 to +2.36). It ranks 225 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a MG 4 by registration
What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the MG 4 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 30 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 30 | 2.84 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,058 (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