I hate my MG4

[LenEV2016]

How did you find MGEVS.com?

Probably heard about the banter

My car was £18k, got £14.5k trade in for my old car, so it only cost me £3,500. I've already saved about £600 in fuel and probably about £100 in servicing, so not too bad so far.

My partner went to London recently, charged once on the way down and once on the way back, each charge was about 25 minutes, not too bad in freezing weather. First time she had charged the car away from home and she said it was easy.

The member does have a known SR fault and sounds rightly hacked off with it, there is a fix but that famous (for the most part) MG aftersales is adding to the issues.

Albeit for a person that apparently has access to other EVs that work there is a real anti EV sentiment to the posts which are full of FUD.

An hour to charge!!
30k car worth £10k after 2 years
5hr journey taking 6-8 hrs
It's all nonsense as we know

i wasnt able to reject mine because the cold weather hit more than 30 days after i bought it.

If you can afford £80000 on an EV it will be great, Like my brothers BMW i4 M50, but the low end cars are and always will be shit.

You only get very long range with HUGE batteries because most EV's average about 3.5m/kwh which is pathetic.

You can reject a car after one attempt to fix it up to 3 months after buying it, the clock stops when you report it

Low end cars aren't all shit

I have averaged 4.2mi/kWh in over 2 years of ownership, mixed driving at speed limits.

Your brother paid to much for his BMW

 

[tsedge]

Change 100% of the car. its shit from top to bottom, nothing works well and everything seems like it was designed by morons who've never driven a car

Sounds like you have had a bad experience, but I totally disagree. Love mine, even though it has had one or two issues in the past. Been running well since software updates sorted out some things.

We've surveyed people before and most are very happy. There are a few lemons out there - perhaps you have one.

Anyway, you are welcome to share your experience, although it may not be the same as other people's.

You will soon learn what im talking about. New cars always seem better than the old one they replaced but this car will soon bug the hell out of you and you will regret getting it. Especially if you regularly use motorways.

Nope. I still love it on motorways and elsewhere. I've had it 3 years, so I think it would have bugged me by now.

Lets see how many times you accidently turn your lights on or off when indicating left, because some idiot thought the indicator stalk would be a great place to put the switch for the lights!

Doesn't happen to me. I have never knocked it even once. You might be holding the wheel in a different way.

You will also love how choppy the drive gets and how much the car bounces around on slightly uneven road surfaces!

The ride isn't the best feature - that's true - but it isn't too bad.

How many times have the SAFETY features tried to kill you?? I've removed the safety sensor from my car to permanently disable everything because i was sick to death of the car AGGRESSIVELY turning and braking

You turn them off, that's what most people do. Plus if you get the right software updates those issues you were talking about are sorted out, like they are on my car.

I've had a look through the rest of your messages and I think I feel about the quality of your commentary on the MG4 the same way you feel about the car....

 

[Tuareg]

Don't feed the troll

 

[Stuart Wright]

its the worst EV i have ever driven!

Range - shit
quality - shit
safety features - shit
ergonomics - shit
batteries - shit
motor - shit
sound deadening - shit
MG dealership - shit

today i got 70 miles from a full charge and my car crawled to work like it was pulling a building behind it because it was sub zero outside

I have honestly considered crashing this car so i can get rid of it. Thats how much i hate it and cant wait for it to be gone.

A lot of your messages are driven by emotion and that doesn't tend to convince people as much as calm, reasoned argument. You're not really saying much other than...

i will never wait longer than 1 minute when refueling

I don't think people doing a fill-up-and-drive-away type robbery can do it in a minute.
How long does it take to pay for it? Even using the pay-at-pump debit card system takes longer than a minute. And for long journeys, I salute your bladder!

if i do 70 mph on the motorway i will get about 100- 140 miles, the only way i can get more range is by slowing to 50mph

Actually if you do 70mph, you can get more range by doing any speed lower than 70. Like 65. But the speed vs efficiency isn't linear and it takes some effort to push the air out of the way at 70mph. I noticed significant improvement doing nearer 60 than 70 years ago in my Ioniq.

In any case, your car will have significantly lower range when it's cold for obvious reasons (it takes a lot of energy to heat the battery and cabin to desired temperatures and it has to do that for every drive you do - even the 5 minute ones to the shops).

Clearly you are having a negative experience, but I find that if you approach a situation with a positive attitude, you are more likely to get a positive outcome.
It sounds like you've given up and are resigned to being emotional and miserable rather than trying to resolve the issues to make your life happier.

 

[Tuareg]

This poster has never owned a current MG. Don't reply.

 

[Stuart Wright]

This poster has never owned a current MG. Don't reply.

How do you know?
If there is sufficient evidence to show that they are a troll and their story is bogus, I will spam clean them.

As a rule, if someone makes a statement of fact which is very critical, then it's reasonable to ask them to back it up with some supporting evidence.
Obviously

Change 100% of the car. its shit from top to bottom, nothing works well

Is not true, so there is a factual problem here, right out of the gate.

 

[redwood98]

because its the worst EV i have ever driven!

Range - shit
quality - shit
safety features - shit
ergonomics - shit
batteries - shit
motor - shit
sound deadening - shit
MG dealership - shit

today i got 70 miles from a full charge and my car crawled to work like it was pulling a building behind it because it was sub zero outside

I have honestly considered crashing this car so i can get rid of it. Thats how much i hate it and cant wait for it to be gone.

I can't talk about the dealership as I have yet to go to one but I have had none of the other problems, even now during winter my range has been fine.

 

[ReintjeWA]

Every car I’ve ever owned had the lights on the indicator stalk, seeing as that stalk “controls the lights”…?

And I will never go back to fossil fuel, wasting time out of my day filling up a tank with explosives, whilst huffing toxic fumes. My car charges while I do fun stuff or while I sleep at home, always ready to go.

 

[decrep]

Every car I’ve ever owned had the lights on the indicator stalk, seeing as that stalk “controls the lights”…?

And I will never go back to fossil fuel, wasting time out of my day filling up a tank with explosives, whilst huffing toxic fumes. My car charges while I do fun stuff or while I sleep at home, always ready to go.

I have a very nice ICE surf wagon, before my wife got the MG4 it was the best car we ever owned.
Now however the MG4 is the best. As Reintje says, fits our lifestyle perfectly. Is soooo nice to drive, and runs on sunshine!!!

I guess, expectations are a factor, my main reason for going BEV, was to improve our carbon foot print, and was prepared to pay more for it. It wasn't about changing from a $40K ICE vehicle to a $40k BEV and expecting the same quality. It was about going from a $25k ICE vehicle to a $40K BEV and expecting to not use petrol.
The advantages of the MG4 are a really nice bonus.

 

[Tuareg]

How do you know?
If there is sufficient evidence to show that they are a troll and their story is bogus, I will spam clean them.

As a rule, if someone makes a statement of fact which is very critical, then it's reasonable to ask them to back it up with some supporting evidence.
Obviously

Is not true, so there is a factual problem here, right out of the gate.

Crikey, he hasn't 'backed' anything up and you're reacting exactly how he wants, hook, line and sinker. Nothing more from me on this subject.

 

[MG Clive]

Crikey, he hasn't 'backed' anything up and you're reacting exactly how he wants, hook, line and sinker. Nothing more from me on this subject.

Unfortunately that's neither proof or evidence, we get rid or trolls and spammers all the time, usually before they have chance to post on the forum, and although this member may later turn out to be not what he seems, we don't ban people on a hunch.

 

[Kenp1]

Crikey, he hasn't 'backed' anything up and you're reacting exactly how he wants, hook, line and sinker. Nothing more from me on this subject.

Have to agree with you. Owns the car for 3 years, suddenly finds the forum, and then doesn't ask for help or advice, just starts ranting and making claims that clearly aren't true.

 

[LenEV2016]

Crikey, he hasn't 'backed' anything up and you're reacting exactly how he wants, hook, line and sinker. Nothing more from me on this subject.

That's a pleasant change

 

[IHateMyMG4]

Bowfer,s old car must still be knocking about........ somewhere? Could it be ????

Nope. im the only owner of this pile of crap. There are just a lot more shit ones out there than MG fans would like to admit!

 

[IHateMyMG4]

All my comments are because of GENUINE issues with my MG4.
I was not looking for help from an MG fanboy site because how can someone fix a lemon on a forum?, MG have never fixed the problem, software updates have never done anything and now I avoid most journeys that are more than 100 miles because of the extortionate cost of public rapid charging and the low charging rate of my car!
I wasn't looking for help, im trying to warn people who are also thinking of getting one!

I really wish i had a good car because its been 3 years of misery and I happily would give the car back tomorrow and walk away if i could but sadly i have enquired with MG , i would need to pay the finance company about £18k and then i would struggle to get £8000 for my car, so it makes no financial sense. Keeping it for another year will cost me £3600. then the finance company can lose £10k on it instead

Its nice that there are people on here who love MG4's and think they are the best cars ever, but just remember this, there are people who think a 2 star grotty hotel Benidorm is the best holiday in the world and they will defend it until they go blue in the face, simply because they have never been on a good holiday, its the same with cars!

I drove a new Corsa last week and it was by far one of the worst cars i've ever driven, it was cheap and nasty from top to bottom, the body panels are so thin that the door flexed when i opened it, the 3 cylinder engine appalling in every way and sounded rough and i honestly cant believe anyone would hand over their hard earned cash for one, but i guy in my office has one and thinks its the BEST CAR EVER.
ARSE and EBLOW spring to mind

 

[MG Clive]

Thank you for a sensible post @IHateMyMG4, looking on the bright side, you only have a year to go before you can dump the MG4 and move on to something that suits you better. Best of luck.

 

[salty]

Nope. im the only owner of this pile of crap. There are just a lot more shit ones out there than MG fans would like to admit!

Don't think it's the fact, that you obviously think your MG4 is a pile of shit. (Understatement)
It's your telling folk don't buy an MG4 as they are Crap, and all MG4s, therefore must be crap.
Which is simply not true. Don't get me wrong some have more problems than others, but overall the MG4 is a great car.
Probably spoilt more by MG UK, than by the car itself. Sorry your car, is a total, Lemon. No one would like that. But think the general consensus is, the MG4 is a good car. But as always it's all about opinions. What are your thinking of getting next?

 

[Anon70]

It sounds like you have a really bad example of the car and the dealer has been useless in supporting you.

It is surprising that a comparison with any other car of the same spec from the dealer inventory would prove to them your car has faults that need to be rectified and that if they fail the consumer rights test of not being able to fix the faults within the prescribed number of attempts then you can reject the car.

Even the media can't agree on the MG4 as a car to recommend as on the one hand they report it as being the least reliable so don't buy one and on the other the best value for money so it is an obvious choice.

There are certainly things that EV ownership means you have to adapt to compared to ICE ownership. Things like range differences happen in any vehicle in cold weather as do inherent design faults. Every BMW/Mini with an auto selector using the faulty spring design will fail at some point telling the driver the car is not in park correctly and the auto headlight levelling system with plastic parts that fail on every model they are fitted to.

Overly zealous safety systems are also not unique to MG and each manufacturer has introduced easier ways to disable these (whilst still complying with NCAP regulations) with each model.

It is a shame you have had such a poor experience so totally understand why you would feel the way you do about the car.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Nope. im the only owner of this pile of crap. There are just a lot more shit ones out there than MG fans would like to admit!

If you have read many of the posts on this forum you would realise that not many of us are fanatics of MG . We have some problems which are shared and a collective knowledge is then employed to help the afflicted. If MG wants a fanbase and which manufacturer doesn't, it needs to improve its customer relationship, some dealers try to buck the trend and provide a much better service than many of the others which toe the line, and treat the customer as a cash cow. ( industry standard ).
If most of us say our particular car is OK its because its a true statement and not defensive for the brand , we have all heard of "lemons " and bad service and it only takes a quick internet search to find that , that applies to all brands and models.
Insulting the forum members who would genuinely want to help anyone with problems is probably not the best way to introduce yourself in the same way as you would annoy the neighbours by going into the back garden and shouting at the moon.

 

[tsedge]

If you are going to label us as a "fanboy site", don't be surprised when some people label you as a "troll". They are just calling you a name in return.

But this is playground stuff, if you want to be taken seriously, please present your case as an adult.

Your own experience with the MG4 is only one person's experience.

Those of us who have been here a long time know how rare it is to get a lemon and we know all about the strengths and weaknesses of the car through the hundreds of different experiences shared here. We don't contradict you because we are fans of MG, we contradict you because our experience is different.

You say you don't want any help you just want to warn others. Fair enough, I won't try to help.

I want to warn other people not to take your experience as typical, because it isn't, and to look at the language you use and certainty you claim and to ask themselves how likely it is that you are right and so many others are wrong.