By year
Owner complaints about MG vehicles peaked at 1 in 1998
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1998 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
MG
The complete NHTSA record for MG vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most MG recalls are filed by Jaguar Land Rover, part of Mg.
Owner complaints in the last five years02 on file in all, across 1 models
Recall campaigns170 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Seat belts draws the most owner complaints about MG vehicles, 50% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The MGB has the most complaints of any MG model
Every MG model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGB | 1980 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a MG product
- 85V-059 May 7, 1985
Widespread lack of understanding about the operation of webbing sensitive and dual sensitive seat belts has lead to non-use of belts by a number…
Seat belts · 150k vehicles - 82V-072 Jul 19, 1982
Vehicle certification labels and vehicle idendification number plates may not have been installed on the involved vehicles
Equipment · 120 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.