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MG HS - Reliability & safety

A seven-year warranty and suite of driver assistance tech should put driver’s minds at ease

Reliability & safety rating

4.0

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The latest MG HS received the maximum five-star crash safety rating from Euro NCAP, scoring higher than the four-star Renault Symbioz and three-star Dacia Duster. The Toyota C-HR also received a five-star rating and scored higher than the HS in the child occupant, vulnerable road user, and safety assistance categories, while the MG did a little better for adult occupant protection.

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All versions of HS feature autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian and cyclist detection, lane keep assist, blind spot detection and driver attention alert, to name but a few of the systems onboard. As we mentioned, the constant chimes caused by these systems are incredibly annoying and highly distracting when driving.

The MG HS didn’t appear in the 2024 Driver Power customer satisfaction survey’s list of top models as it’s too new. We can see that in the latest survey, MG came in last place overall in the manufacturer poll, so it’s clear the brand has some work to do when it comes to impressing its customers.

Key standard safety features

Euro NCAP safety ratings

  • 5 out of 5 stars (tested in 2024)
  • Adult occupant protection - 90%
  • Child occupant protection - 85%
  • Vulnerable road users - 83%
  • Safety assist - 74%

Warranty

The MG HS comes with a seven-year/80,000-mile warranty as standard, which is among the longest offered by a mainstream manufacturer. It’s very nearly a match for the seven-year/100,000-mile warranty provided by Kia, plus it’s not conditional on yearly services like the 10 years of coverage Toyota promises its customers.

Servicing

Service intervals for the MG HS are every year or 15,000 miles, whichever comes first. You’ll need to have the car serviced on time to maintain the manufacturer warranty, but the intervals are pretty normal, so even higher-mileage drivers won’t have to worry too much about constant servicing costs.

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