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MG Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1968–1980

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each MG model year it names.
8
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one MG model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
16
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
5
13 model years

Overview

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against MG vehicles. Our database also holds 16 safety recall campaigns covering at least one MG model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

MG models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

MG models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Mgb1968–198058
MG197021
Midget1968–1979110
Mgbgt1972–197302
Spitfire197801

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a MG vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
85V059000Mgb

SEAT BELTS:FRONTWIDESPREAD LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE OPERATION OF WEBBING SENSITIVE AND DUAL SENSITIVE SEAT BELTS HAS LEAD TO NON-USE OF BELTS BY A NUMBER OF OWNERS. SOME BELTS RETRACTORS MAY JAM, BIND OR LOCK. THIS MAY DISCOURAGE THE USE OF THE SAFETY BELTS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: NON-USE OF SEAT BELTS SUBJECTS OCCUPANTS TO RISK OF INJURY IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN BRAKING.

82V072000Mgb, Midget

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSTHE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABELS AND VEHICLE IDENDIFICATION NUMBER PLATES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 115, "VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER-BASIC REQUIREMENTS".

78V164000Mgb

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGTHE OVERDRIVE WIRING HARNESS COULD CHAFE AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

78V089000Mgb

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEMTHE RETAINING SCREWS ON THE FUEL BOWL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO LOOSEN, ALLOWING SEEPAGE OF GASOLINE FROM THE CARBURETOR.

78V080000Midget

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSTHE FUEL PIPE BRACKETS MOUNTED IN THE CYLINDER HEAD REAR STUD HAVE BEEN MISALIGNED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. AS A RESULT, THE NYLON FUEL FEED PIPE MAY SUSTAIN CHAFING AND FEED PIPE DAMAGE.

78V045000Midget, Spitfire

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSTHE POSSIBILITY EXITS THAT THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH FUEL HOSES OF INCORRECT SPECIFICATION.

76V090000Midget

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE

74V094000Mgb, Mgbgt

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

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Every year with at least one publishable MG model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .