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MG Maestro — Reliability by Year

11,587 vehicles · MOT data 1983–1985 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the MG Maestro was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1985
75.0% pass rate · 260 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1984
60.8% pass rate · 5,189 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1985
75.0%
64,825 mi 260
1984
60.8%
84,929 mi 5,189
1983
70.9%
73,572 mi 6,138

Which year MG Maestro is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 64,825 miles (newest year) to 84,929 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a MG Maestro.

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