Does the MG RV8 fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The MG RV8 records 2.15 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.00 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.85, 95% interval −6.82 to −4.88). It ranks 670 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a MG RV8 by registration

No single noise, emissions and leaks defect wording reaches 30 items on the MG RV8; the failures are spread across several.