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VX15 VRY

2015 MG 3

Yellow Petrol 1498cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires11 Feb 2025
Tests10 (7 pass, 3 fail)
Pass rate70%

Mileage

70,249 mi
Last recorded70,249 miles
Recorded on4 Aug 2025
Typical for 2015 MG 336,144 mi

Significantly above average — investigate

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationVX15 VRY
MakeMG
Model3
Year2015
ColourYellow
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,498cc

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MOT History

7 pass 3 fail
Fail 4 Aug 2025 70,249 miles

Emissions unable to be completed severe engine missfire (8.2.1.2 (d))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 5 Feb 2025 70,230 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Service brake imbalanced across an axle 73% (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) DANGEROUS

Offside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) DANGEROUS

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear main (1.1.11 (c))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement offside and nearside (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Coil spring corroded offside and nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))

exhaust/exhaust hangers corroded

front sub frame corroded

rear axle corroded

Pass 9 Feb 2024 67,059 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Both Sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Coil spring corroded Both (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Pass 10 Feb 2023 62,296 miles

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))

Rear shocker casing corroded

Pass 7 Feb 2022 57,513 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front and rear (1.1.11 (c))

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both (5.3.2 (b))

Pass 13 Jan 2021 50,252 miles
Fail 13 Jan 2021 50,252 miles

Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Pass 12 Feb 2020 45,499 miles

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 16 May 2019 41,956 miles
Pass 18 May 2018 26,608 miles

How Reliable is the MG 3?

Based on 143,683 MOT tests across 20,731 vehicles.

81.1%
Pass Rate
4,878
Miles/Year
13
Year Lifespan
20,731
On UK Roads
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VX15 VRY is a 2015 MG 3 in Yellow with a 1,498cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 10 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 70%.

Across all 2015 MG 3 models, the average MOT pass rate is 79.3% with a typical mileage of 36,144 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The MG 3 typically stays on UK roads for around 13 years. At 11 years old, this MG 3 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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VX15 VRY is a 2015 MG 3, first registered on 26 May 2015.

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