Front seat is splitting!!

[bigfishsmallworld]

Hi
I have a 22 reg. trophy long range and the drivers seat has several small splits that have appeared in recent months. My MG dealership say the seats are only under warranty for 12 months. Has anyone else had similar problems?

 

[JCFlippen]

Others have had same problem. Search threads for info.

 

[DBedford]

Take a look here : Zs ev Drivers seat splits

sorry to say cheap plastic seats and sunlight don't mix, like you I need to look for seat cover!

 

[Gadget Geek]

The first thing I do with any new car is put seat covers / cushions on to protect the upholstery.

 

[MG steve]

The first thing I do with any new car is put seat covers / cushions on to protect the upholstery.

So that the 2nd owner can enjoy a well looked after car

 

[salty]

Hi
I have a 22 reg. trophy long range and the drivers seat has several small splits that have appeared in recent months. My MG dealership say the seats are only under warranty for 12 months. Has anyone else had similar problems?

Don't take the dealers word for that! I'd check further, they'll try to fob you off!
Seats shouldn't be splitting on such a new car, unless your doing about 30,000 miles a year, and in and out of the car every 5 minutes.

 

[Gadget Geek]

Don't take the dealers word for that! I'd check further, they'll try to fob you off!
Seats shouldn't be splitting on such a new car, unless your doing about 30,000 miles a year, and in and put of the car every 5 minutes.

You can hit them over the head with the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which states that goods should be of a satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described. Also, If a defect becomes apparent within 1 year of delivery, you don't have to prove it existed at the time of delivery. It is assumed that it did unless the seller can prove otherwise.

 

[Lovemyev]

In the recently up-loaded video below, James run's through his observations on how the MG5 work horse ( that has covered 100,000 miles ) has stood the test of time.
He has seat covers fitted due to the nature of his work, as a mobile EV Tech.
But he does remove the cover, to show how the drivers seat has done over this time.
There appears to be no significant damage to the drivers seat swab that I can see.
The MG5 is very popular for taxi work and therefore the seats get a pretty rough time.
We had no issues with the seat in our Gen 1 model, after two years and 20,000 miles.
But I am continuing to monitor the situation in our Gen 2 model.

 

[profdraper]

Don't take the dealers word for that! I'd check further, they'll try to fob you off!
Seats shouldn't be splitting on such a new car, unless your doing about 30,000 miles a year, and in and out of the car every 5 minutes.

According to this thread, the '7 year warrantly' cherry picks certain elements (much like many other car warranties:

Does anyone think that the MG ‘7 Year warranty’ is misleading?

A few people have been asking about warranty. On face value the warranty looks great - when you look at the detail most items actually get 12months to 36months warranty - only the HV batteries and motor the 7 Years? The warranty in my opinion should specifically state this up front if this is...

www.mgevs.com

 

[Lovemyev]

According to this thread, the '7 year warrantly' cherry picks certain elements (much like many other car warranties:

Does anyone think that the MG ‘7 Year warranty’ is misleading?

A few people have been asking about warranty. On face value the warranty looks great - when you look at the detail most items actually get 12months to 36months warranty - only the HV batteries and motor the 7 Years? The warranty in my opinion should specifically state this up front if this is...

www.mgevs.com

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I would be very interested to know and understand how the electronic hand brake ( parking brake ) can be adjusted TBH ?.

 

[BarryH]

According to this thread, the '7 year warrantly' cherry picks certain elements (much like many other car warranties:

Does anyone think that the MG ‘7 Year warranty’ is misleading?

A few people have been asking about warranty. On face value the warranty looks great - when you look at the detail most items actually get 12months to 36months warranty - only the HV batteries and motor the 7 Years? The warranty in my opinion should specifically state this up front if this is...

www.mgevs.com

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This isn't uncommon. This issue was raised when I had my ZS on order back in 2019 when I was also looking at KiA Niro First Edition and Kia is no different it is just each car company jiggles around their priorities on their warranty list.