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Mg Tf

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 10 years from 16,132 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

80%

Total Tests

16,132

Best Year

2011 (88%)

Years Covered

10

About the Mg Tf

The Mg Tf has been tested 16,132 times in 2026 MOT data across 10 model years (2002 to 2011), with an average pass rate of 80%. That's close to the national average of 82%. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2011 model is the most reliable with a 88% pass rate from 115 tests. The 2002 model has the lowest at 76%. The 12 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer MG TFs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 5 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2002) averages 63,283 miles, while the newest (2011) averages 34,043 miles.

Compared to the Mg brand average of 86%, the Tf is 6 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Mg models.

Estimated Running Costs

Fuel (Petrol, 1796cc)
£1,327
Road Tax
£315
MOT Test
£55
Predicted Repairs
£350
Total per year£2,047
Per month£171/mo

Based on 7,400 miles/year, current fuel prices, and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.

Full 2011 details

How reliable is the Mg Tf?

vs national average-2% (82% avg)
vs Mg brand average-6% (86% avg)
Best to worst year spread12 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Mg Tf by Year

Click any year to see detailed running costs, reliability data, and comparisons with similar cars.

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201188%11534,043 mi
201084%35639,827 mi
200982%49244,280 mi
200879%21048,364 mi
200780%6443,226 mi
200680%50951,398 mi
200579%2,12754,989 mi
200478%4,48859,443 mi
200377%4,71662,841 mi
200276%3,05563,283 mi

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