MG ZS Review 2022

Report of MG ZS first registered 28/12/2017, bought 23/11/2018 from Hartwells Grimsby as a 2,100 mile dealer demonstrator, now at 3,800 miles. Traction control system light coming on regularly, sometimes joined by steering control light, mostly orange for the traction control light,sometimes with the steering control light red or orange. Both go out after ignition switched off and back on, but sometimes need to switch off again to get second light off. Today, 05/01/2019 both came on at a standstill at traffic lights. Switched off and steering control light went out, but not traction control. Oil warning light came on. Immediately stopped and checked, oil level ok. Car going in for a service 09/01/2019 for the service that the selling dealer failed to do before delivery. (Spare key and handbook and service record were "locked in a safe" when owner went to collect the car,) and no one had access, as the person who dealt with things was off that day (salesman had said it was serviced recently). Selling dealer offered to pay for the missed service which will be at 12 months old for the vehicle. On investigating TPMS warnings a poorly plugged puncture repair was found in a near side rear tyre. Local MG dealer (Kerridges in Needham Market have been excellent, with all my queries, and owner bought a full size spare from them as well as a jack and tool kit.

Report that all is now well with MG ZS. Crank position sensor replaced and no more warning lights. now 300 miles since sensor replaced and car at 6,400 miles. ("Kerridges fitted me in immediately when the sensor arrived, and also washed the car. Great service from a Family owned and run dealership.") 1.5 manual returned "only" 37 mpg over 300 urban miles, with cold mornings and lots of journeys of 5-15 miles in daytime traffic, but overall, 40-41 mpg.

Report of problems with November 2018 MG ZS 1.0 Exclusive Automatic, now at 3,000 miles. Owner having intermittent problems with the smooth running of the car. At first it was only happening once every couple of weeks but it is now starting to happen on a daily basis. Nearly every time he starts the car and sets off, it starts shuddering, as if the transmission is in the incorrect gear. "Once the car has heated up, I have to turn off the engine and then turn the ignition back on for the two counters on the dash to swing from left to right and for the warning lights to go out after diagnostics have been done. I then have to restart my car for it to start running smoothly (Although sometimes it can take a couple of restarts). When the car is doing 30 mph/1800rpm and shuddering, the digital reading shows at approx. 25mpg. When I have restarted it and it is running smoothly, at 30mph/1800rpm the digital reading shows just under 60mpg on the same stretch of road going to and from work. In addition, the statistics for the car state that the combined average fuel consumption for the vehicle is 45.4mpg but my current consumption shows as 33mpg?"

Further running report on 2017 MG ZS: Couple of minor niggles: Seat bolster inside on drivers seat comes unclipped, easy to put back; Clip holding string for parcel shelf broke, easy to replace. £2.44 inc vat. USB socket detached itself from back of centre console middle "pocket" 30 minute fix at dealers, MG apparently only pays the first time, but dealer reinforces the clip to prevent it happening again. As a supplementary fix also connected a very short usb male to female extension, cost 94 pence. Occasional lumpiness detected at slow speeds by some drivers of some engines down to Petrol Particulate filter regeneration. Comment from 3 dealers is that this car has an ecu that learns "your" driving style, but must be run in at varying loads (as per HJ recommendations). Met another owner who has been to Spain twice with his, delighted, and overall fuel consumption in line with mine, 40-42mpg. Finally, Now 6 months and 6000 miles since purchase.. Hartwells reaction to initial problems merits the note that they dealt with all the issues regarding paying for the service and poorly repaired tyre in a timely manner. Cheque was despatche on day of receipt of invoice back in January. Management response and communication was excellent.

Catalogue of minor faults reported with MG ZS purchased new September 2018: W indscreen badly scratched so had to be replaced. Drive is not smooth (like the one owner test drove). "Feels juddery especially when driving at a slower speed." Then the Stop Start didn't work. Then cruise control didn't work. Then door handles started sticking. Parcel shelf cord broke. Went back to dealer several times. Door handles greased and told the UK cars paint is thicker so they are sticking, but the engine judder is normal and we just have to 'put some miles on the clock' maybe 'try some better fuel'. Owner tried rejected the car and this was refused. Finance assessor came to test drive the car and found no issues; no reason to reject. After a long return journey next day battery was dead. AA said something draining it. Back to dealer who found nothing wrong and delivered to owner. MGUK advised owner to try another dealer. They rang to tell him car needs updates and they can't do anything until these are done - costing £144. Contacted MG who said that if they are trying to find a fault and the updates are needed then MG will cover the costs. Updates installed and dealer told owner car now driving well.

Report of recurring sensor fault with 2019 MG ZS after 2nd month of ownership that has resulted in the car needing to be fixed 5 times for the same issue. Now, the cylinder head has failed. MG technicians have confirmed it's a manufacturing fault and are replacing it, but, the recurring sensor issue is still present. Owner tried to reject the car via finance.