Have they told you in writing that this is "normal" behaviour?
I would write to mg uk and reference this forum as evidence of the issue. I'd quite happily put my name to this with you.
I would put to them there are 2 issues. 1 - the general view its to dark when they turn on that seems to affect all cars. 2- the on / off cycling that seems to affect 2022 cars.
Myself this afternoon while driving around a multistorey car park had them turning on and immediately off as the light levels changed marginally.
Give them 28 days to respond before reporting it to the dvsa as a potential safety issue for recall.
I have again Written to MGUK thus…..
Since your last email my car has been back to my MG dealership and the light sensor was replaced. This has had no effect with what I see as a problem namely when I drive through different light situations ie through a tree lined road the lights flash at oncoming traffic. I have again informed Donalds in Peterborough who inform me that they have consulted MGUK of my ongoing concerns and were told that the lights turning on and off rapidly when going along a tree lined road was in fact normal. I don’t believe it’s normal as no other car I have ever owned flashes on and off and in fact I believe it’s an offence under the Road Traffic Act.
I would refer you to the MG EV Community online forum and the MG5 EV forum on Facebook where many owners of 2022 MG5’s have had the same problem. If you are saying that this anomaly is normal then I will have to report it to DVSA and request an investigation.
Please could you pass this email and my previous emails to someone in authority at MGUK because I feel that this problem is not being addressed correctly.
I received the following reply this morning….
Thank you for your further correspondence, however, I can only refer you to my previous reply.
It is important to take the vehicle technician at the dealership on a test drive so that you can demonstrate what may be happening. Similarly, you should then take another car, of the same model and specification out with the same technician so that you can see whether the two cars are comparable.
If both cars operate in the same manner, then we can eliminate or confirm whether further investigation is required.
Unfortunately, MG Motor UK Ltd are not going to interact or recognise comments on social media and can only refer to actual cases referred to a dealership.
The MG5 has been on the market for more than 2 years now, and auto lights have been present on MG vehicles since 2014. I can state that this is the first complaint I have received of this nature.
Thank you for taking the time to contact MG Motor UK ltd, and I trust that the above will confirm our position regarding this matter.
Yours sincerely
So regardless of how many people say they have the same problem it appears that I am the only person to have reported it? Does anyone know differently?
