I know a some 2022 models that had issues but MG seems to have fixed this in production. My 2023 has no issues so far (can't see any signs of rust yet).None as of yet! but here in central France its very rare for the roads to be salted in winter. To do it properly would need all the plastic panels to be removed , the car being lifted , whether the expense and hassle is worth it , is your choice.
My main areas of concern are the bottom of the doors ( hidden by the plastic side panels ) and the inner and cill bottoms . There are two plastic bungs under the cills near the jacking points which when removed and a torch shone up reveal that there is a thin film of wettish / oily factory protection sprayed inside the inner cills . How long its longevity , is anyone's answer ?
I seem to remember photos of a very early model ( might be a different forum ) of rust like discoloration of the spot welds under the paint along the seams of the cill bottoms under the car , before ordering mine I mentioned this to the dealer who dismissed it as " forum nonsense " and I should not believe amateurish ill informed people ( customers ) from clouding my judgement and stick to the officially stated advertising blurb.
Even if this was the case , this is within the structure and any additional rust proofing would just be an external covering which would hide the evidence for another day ? Tricky, common sense says " do it " what harm can it do, against expense and kicking the can down the road until whatever paint/corrosion warranty has expired.
That would be very nice
I had my 2022 car for 2.5 years nothing. Got a 2025 model and had one chip in the first month. No idea if they are using a different coating thickness or anything. Also it is on the bonnet and cannot be locally fixed. Needs the whole bonnet sprayed. £800
Paint is softer when new.I had my 2022 car for 2.5 years nothing. Got a 2025 model and had one chip in the first month. No idea if they are using a different coating thickness or anything. Also it is on the bonnet and cannot be locally fixed. Needs the whole bonnet sprayed. £800
I had a similar problem with the Hyundai Kona EV prior to turning to MG4's. I had a small chip on the bonnet and I took it to a recommended paint shop locally and he gave me some good advice. It was going to cost a lot of money to respray and it was such a small chip he advised using a tiny blob of clear acrylic nail varnish...which I did and after application it could hardly be seen. I kept an eye on it whenever I washed the car, but it didn't come off or start rusting in the time I had it. When I sold it privately I pointed it out to the new owner and passed on the tip.I had my 2022 car for 2.5 years nothing. Got a 2025 model and had one chip in the first month. No idea if they are using a different coating thickness or anything. Also it is on the bonnet and cannot be locally fixed. Needs the whole bonnet sprayed. £800
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Now never knew that, this is a photo of it as you can see it is a 70 plate which is back end of 2020
