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
How reliable is the Mg Tf?
Mg Tf by Year
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About the Mg Tf
The Mg Tf has been tested 16,132 times in 2024 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.
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