15,270 on UK roads in 2025-54 vs 2024
On the road
15,270
15,270 licensed
Change vs 2024
-0.4%
-54 cars
New in 2025
110
first-time registrations
Electrified
100%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The MG 5 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 15,270 licensed in 2025 - down 0.4% on 2024. 110 were registered new in 2025. Every one is fully electric. Most date from the 2020-2025 era.
Licensed MG 5 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every MG 5 on the road today.
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a MG 5 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 80 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
93.3%
80 MOT tests in 2025 · 75 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
88.9%
2025
93.3%
▼ 6.7 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a MG 5 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 4 cars tracked across years
0%
low · <5k
25%
avg · 5-15k
75%
high · 15k+
Most cover 16,700-26,047 miles a year (median 21,050).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 32,771 → 53,244 → 36,486 → 20,557
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 MG 5 passes first time 93.3% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 21,698 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 92.9% of low-mileage cars pass versus 100% past 120k.
Of 5 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific MG 5, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
