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MG Midget

Live market prices, listings, and how many are still on the road.

MG Midget — market at a glance Median asking £5,250 Median achieved £6,300 Asking vs achieved −17% Sell-through 86%

Recorded auction results and live UK asking prices for this model are below, along with how many are still on the road. Our own sold-price comparables are still building.

Still on UK roads

Licensed in Great Britain 8,987 as of 2026 Q1
Declared off-road (SORN) 5,858 stored, restored or resting

Vehicle counts contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0120, Great Britain), grouped by generic model. Counts cover all body types and fuels registered under this model name.

MOT pass rate & common faults

MOT pass rate 83.5% of 1,457 tests, 2024
Typical MOT mileage 37,000 median recorded, miles

MOT pass rate by year — improving, up 4.8 points since 2020:

Most common failure areas — share of failed tests citing each area (a car can fail on more than one), from 240 sampled fails:

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment 32.5%
Brakes 28.8%
Suspension 17.5%
Visibility 12.1%
Body, Chassis, Structure 12.1%

MOT figures contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results (Great Britain), class 4 (cars & light vehicles), 2024. Pass rate is measured across first (initial) MOT tests only; a pass counts a certificate issued outright or after minor repair at the station. Grouped by generic model.

Auction market — what they sell for

Median sold £6,300 midpoint of recorded sales
Average sold £8,600 mean across sales
Sell-through 86% strong demand — of cars offered find a buyer
Sales on record 193 since 2018

Auction-market figures are derived statistics (medians, counts and trends) from data supplied by oldcarsdata.com — recorded sales across Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, Hagerty, PCAR Market, Gooding & Co and RM Sotheby’s, as of 2026-07. Prices converted to GBP. No individual listings reproduced.

Asking on eBay UK right now

Median asking £5,250 midpoint of live UK listings
Listings live 6 range £3,490–£5,250
Typical time listed 12d median, since tracking began
Listing type 100% classified · 0% auction

Live UK asking (median £5,250) sits 17% below recorded auction results (£6,300). Asking is what sellers want today — a UK retail read against largely international auction sales, not an achieved price.

What’s for sale by price — how the live UK listings split by asking price:

Price bandListingsShare
Under £5k 2 33%
£5k–£10k 4 67%

Asking figures are live, de-duplicated statistics from the eBay UK and dealer listings we currently track for this model — the same cars shown in “for sale now”. Asking prices are not sold prices.

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Every car listed for sale right now; priced-car medians below are de-duplicated to one row per car.

eBay listings

Shown separately from other sources. Details are as eBay last reported them.