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In the last week MG Australia has announced the 2025 MG3 Hybrid models will receive a structural and software upgrade, to enable an improved NCAP test score. Details are not provided but it was revealed previously that the major item preventing a 4 Star rating was a centre airbag ( designed to...

In the Christmas crowd season, I had a pedestrian walk out in front of my very slow moving MG3 Hybrid, as I was trying to leave parking space. He was walking on the road, not at a marked intersection. Of course my car does not make any noise as it inches forward, but in reverse it certainly...

So are there larger wheel options for the 2024 MG3 Hybrid? I would like to go to 17" rims, which fit the wheel wells. Maybe a recommended tyres size?

In the lead up to Christmas i drove to my daughter's house in Sydney, a distance of 120kms. According to the car i used a total of 4.0 litres of petrol at M1 (100km per hr) speed, consisting of a lot of up and down terrain including two very long climbs after valley and river crossings. It was...

So hands up, who has the highest mileage (or kilometre) MG3 Hybrid? How high is high? Any issues arising, advice, etc? What does your fuel use look like, ie is it the claimed 4.3L per 100kms, or whatever number is used for MPG?

So we have recently had folks complaining about the MG3 Hybrid cabin heating system. I thought you might like a perspective on the flip side, the cabin cooling (A/C). As we are enjoying our usual summer weather here in Australia, I am happy to report that the MG3 Hybrid has no trouble...

Given the MG3 Hybrid is a little rocket ship off the line on battery, I was wondering about the wear on the front tyres. Has anyone reached the point where front to rear tyre rotation has become a good idea? I doubt this is a normal MG service action, but correct me if I am wrong, and besides...

So what will you trade up to after your MG3 Hybrid? Is it a transition step to full EV? Keeping it forever? Switching brands? I am leaning towards trading up to a 2025 MG ES5, full EV, which is based on the MG4 platform. Sticking with MG, I need a bit more room.

I have had a couple of lost key fob events in my MG3 Hybrid. I tend to keep it in my pocket as I don't want it sliding around on the condole and scratching it up. Occasionally it falls out of my pocket and falls down between the seat and the centre console. On one occasion i thought I had...

I have a couple of small paint chips in my MG3 Hybrid bonnet already. Is there any sort of protection device available in the UK or Euro market? Nothing in Australia yet apparently. And is it just me, or is the MG paint put on very thin? My red metallic seems very fragile.

Looking at the MG3 Hybrid Service Manual, it specifies C5 SP 0W-20 grade synthetic oil. This is clearly what the car is delivered with. It is also what Toyota Hybrids are shipped with.

Sadly, the 2024 MG3 model has not performed well in the Safety Testing game. Its worth reading the link. The car was not far off 4 Stars, in fact was within category on many criteria, but things like the lack of a centre front airbag saw it get marked down. Within its size category it is...

I was recently watching a Utube video from the "I Do Cars" engine tear down expert, and he was disassembling a Prius hybrid engine which failed at 73,000 miles on it. He pointed out the meaningless nature of Odometees in Hybrid cars, as a way of actually knowing how much wear the engine has...

Does anyone know what oil filter (brand, ID #, etc), is used on the Hybrid 15HFC engine? I can't find it listed anywhere. It is not on any of the filter picker apps or cross references that I have searched. I suppose it is delivered with an SAIC filter on it, but if I want to change it before...

I have noticed that each time I drive my MG3 Hybrid, and Park it in my garage, that there is a puddle of water that appears under the front edge of the rear muffler. Crawling under the car with an inspection camera I can see the water dripping from the front seam of the muffler (there is no...

So I have a very annoying sunroof buffeting problem on my MG3 Hybrid. Even at low speed, if it's completely open it starts drumming and sounds like it's going to rip off. Never had any sunroof problems like this on other cats I owned. As there is no front sunroof dam or pop up cloth screen, I...

So I have been told by Newcastle Hunter MG, that all MG3 Hybrids are being recalled to have a software change. I am told this will take about 1.5 hours. The change relates to integrating the car to the iSmart App. I am booked in this coming week for the recall work, and will report back here...

Ok, so are you happy to leave the factory oil in your MG3 Hybrid engine until the 10,000km service? Not me. I am used to having an early break in oil service on new cars and 1000km is pretty standard on some manufacturers engines. So i decided to get that factory oil out of my MG3 Hybrid at...