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MG ZS EV: reliability & safety rating

As with all electric cars, reliability should be strong, plus the ZS scored well in Euro NCAP crash safety tests

Overall rating

4.0 out of 5

Reliability & safety rating rating

4.0 out of 5

RRP
£30,495 £35,495
Fuel Type:
Electric
Euro NCAPAdult protectionChild protectionSafety assist
5 stars (2019)90%85%70%

Reliability is one of the big selling points of any electric car: they're simpler and more straightforward than petrol or diesel-engined vehicles, with fewer moving parts, and therefore less likely to go wrong.

There's also reassurance on the safety front: the ZS EV has an impressive suite of passive and active safety equipment as standard, and it did better than its petrol-engined sibling when independently assessed for safety by Euro NCAP, scoring the maximum five stars.

MG ZS EV reliability & problems

None of MG’s models appeared in our 2024 Driver Power best car to own rankings. The brand itself also needs some serious improvement when it comes to its reputation with customers, as it finished in 32nd place out of 32 brands on our 2023 manufacturer scoreboard. 

Safety

The petrol-engined MG ZS garnered a middling three-star safety rating from the independent crash-testing experts at Euro NCAP, but the electric version did better, primarily due to its additional active safety technology. It scored the maximum five stars, with 90% and 85% scores for adult and child occupant protection respectively.

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All ZS EVs also feature a suite of driver assistance systems called ‘MG Pilot’, which includes active emergency braking with pedestrian and bicycle detection, lane-keeping assistance with lane-departure warning, traffic-jam assist, intelligent speed-limit assist and intelligent high-beam assist. Upgrade to Trophy spec and you get rear cross-traffic alert and blind-spot monitoring with lane-change assistance as well.

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Hello, I’m Shane and I’m the senior content editor both here at DrivingElectric and at our sister title Auto Express. Although I can trace my professional roots back to the radio and podcasting world, my passion (or borderline obsession) with cars saw me switch over to motoring journalism in 2021. From the very start I have been fortunate enough to try out the latest and greatest electric cars on the market, and I’m proud to help people like you make the right EV buying decisions.

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