New registrations in Europe
19,781 new MG 3 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2013 and 2020, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2020 the largest markets were United Kingdom (2,532).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,532 | 152 (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 3,805 | 152 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 2,674 | 152 (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 3,050 | 124 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 3,216 | — |
| 2015 | 2,561 | — |
| 2014 | 1,741 | — |
| 2013 | 202 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Year by year
| Year | New in Europe | Licensed in the UK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — |
| 2025 3 | — | 12,402 |
| 2024 3 | — | 9,231 |
| 2023 3 | — | 4,446 |
| 2022 3 | — | 4,104 |
| 2021 3 | — | 1,888 |
| 2020 3 | 2,532 | 2,367 |
| 2019 3 | 3,805 | 3,545 |
| 2018 3 | 2,674 | 2,476 |
| 2017 3 | 3,050 | 2,770 |
| 2016 3 | 3,216 | 2,836 |
| 2015 3 | 2,561 | 2,080 |
| 2014 3 | 1,741 | 1,362 |
| 2013 | 202 | 148 |
New in Europe: registration year (European Environment Agency) · UK: year of manufacture, end of 2025 (DfT/DVLA) · MOT: year of first registration, tests in 2023 (DVSA) · Finland: year of first registration (Traficom) · a year gets its own page when at least three of these cover it
In New Zealand
5,000 3 cars are on the New Zealand register; 1% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1,006 | 1,005 | 0 |
| 2024 | 912 | 910 | 1 |
| 2023 | 499 | 496 | 0 |
| 2022 | 840 | 833 | 3 |
| 2021 | 543 | 528 | 11 |
| 2020 | 286 | 275 | 6 |
| 2019 | 345 | 340 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 2014 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 446 3 cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 8 of those collisions were fatal and 95 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 142 | 6 | 27 |
| 2024 | 106 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | 91 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 63 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 44 | 2 | 7 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
49,655 3 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,402 | 147 |
| 2024 | 9,231 | 45 |
| 2023 | 4,446 | 16 |
| 2022 | 4,104 | 32 |
| 2021 | 1,888 | 16 |
| 2020 | 2,367 | 16 |
| 2019 | 3,545 | 28 |
| 2018 | 2,476 | 36 |
| 2017 | 2,770 | 63 |
| 2016 | 2,836 | 74 |
| 2015 | 2,080 | 105 |
| 2014 | 1,362 | 92 |
| 2013 | 148 | 12 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
18,978 3 cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 77% passed first time, against 81% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,467 | 84% |
| 2019 | 3,685 | 83% |
| 2018 | 2,572 | 78% |
| 2017 | 2,896 | 76% |
| 2016 | 3,111 | 74% |
| 2015 | 2,420 | 73% |
| 2014 | 1,629 | 70% |
| 2013 | 198 | 70% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | 3 | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 7.4% | 5.6% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| Brakes | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| Visibility | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| Suspension | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2.1% | 0.4% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Steering | 0.7% | 0.6% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail