Charger point

[Mick Evans]

My little button on the right no longer keeps the flap shut. At the minute I'm using masking tape to keep it shut. Any ideas if this is a DIY job or the dealers?
TIA

 

[Jomarkh]

Have you tried a few words in search bar as I think I have read about this before

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Thread 'How to change charge flap latch (actuator) [MG5 Pre facelift]'

May 6, 2025

for those who have been following Charging port cover not closing this is my writeup on how i fixed mine

first of all the backstory...
charge flap locks/springs seem to fail about the 3.5 year point, bloody annoying when you can get the charge door to open when you need to charge. dealers want to replace the whole door mechanism but having looked at photos online at scrap dealer parts it seemed fairly obvious that the lock/spring was a separate part to the door (even if MG wouldn't sell it), so i went on the hunt... using the part numbers i found in the scrap dealers photos...

• deviousrich
• charge flap facelift flap mg5 pre facelift
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