MG Motor Vehicles

I always swore that I would never buy a Chinese car as I had hired and driven two different MG models and was totally underwhelmed by the experience.… Read more

However, I kept reading reviews on how good the new model ZS was so decided to have a test drive and ended up buying one. The price was $30 grand driveaway with a ten-year warrantee. The car has all the extras that one needs and is excellent to drive. The price and quality of this smaller SUV is hard to surpass.

I actually quite like this car! We had one as a rental, and after my terrible experience with an MG ZS—which was an absolute bucket—I was pleasantly… Read more

surprised. It felt nippy, handled well, and was genuinely enjoyable to drive.

The interior was nicely designed. Sure, it’s made from cheap materials, but when the car was new it cost $18,990 drive-away—it’s not fair to expect premium finishes at that price. I liked the tartan accents, which broke up the dark, hard plastics and gave the cabin some character. The seats were excellent: supportive, well-bolstered, and comfortable over longer drives. Boot space was also impressive for a car of this size, easily swallowing groceries, bags, or even a weekend’s worth of gear.

On the road, it felt well-matched to its engine. It could use a touch more power, but it never felt anywhere near as sluggish as the ZS. Highway cruising was surprisingly good, although the gearbox wasn’t the smartest—on hills it wouldn’t always hold a lower gear without some coaxing. Visibility was another strong point, with slim A and C pillars and a tall, wide windscreen making it easy to see out in all directions.

Is it refined like my family’s 2013 Kia Sportage or my 2022 Kia Sorento? No—but for what it is, it’s impressive. As long as you manage your expectations and remember it’s a sub-$20k car, it delivers great value. I’d happily recommend it as a first car, a runaround, a daily commuter or a grocery-getter.

I bought the car 18 months ago. A couple of months ago I noticed a bad smell but didn't know what it was. Eventually i was taking out the child… Read more

safety seat and saw mouse droppings under it, I realised mice had been living in the cabin and that was the cause of the smell. I always leave the car locked because it is the only way to turn the car off, I have never had rodents in a car before (I am 66yo). Next we were finding rat droppings. They were getting in somewhere, traps didn't work, the smell was terrible so I used wax block bait. The smell got worse. I took the car to the service department of the MG dealer. They denied that animals getting in the cabin was a fault, seemed to think it was a normal thing to expect. They did a service and found a dead rat and nest in the cabin air filter, charged us $100 to clean it out. They could not tell us how the animals were getting in the cabin. I have never had this happen before with any car I have owned, now I am worried about venomous snakes, which are common in my area. If you have rodents in your area, don't buy an MG, they can get into the cabin fairly easily.

Year of manufacture 2022, bought new in 2024. On the 12 month service had done about 7000 kilometres. On this service it was suggested I needed new… Read more

front wiper blades, for approximately $135, I said no. 4 months later they are still fine. 35 degree day yesterday, used aircon for the first time, very disappointed. It was only cool not chilled at all. The GPS is bad, plain and simple. Travelling through Patterson Lakes in Victoria and it literally showed the car travelling over the blue squares which were the lakes! It regularly freezes and has to be entered again while travelling. Needless to say I use my phone now. There is an option to turn off the entertainment screen but it randomly starts up again. Driving in EV mode at approximately 70 kph it loses power momentarily then picks up again. Very dangerous, use petrol to overtake and for entering freeways. I would not buy another MG.

Got one of these as a hire car in Melbourne the vibe trim level with 4 cylinder 1.5 engine and cvt it drove quite well no complaints apart from the grindy brakes but being a hire car it’s probably abused