I showed this video to my wife a week ago and after a test drive she has ordered the MG4 Trophy. 👍 Excellent content, thanks.

I got 142kW charging from 25-50% at Ionity in my SE LR and averaged 96kW from 22-80%! Better than quoted figures and a game changer on my long trips (where faster chargers are available).

Hi James - I'm a week into ownership, your review is spot on, I have the base model SE (LFP 51kw), so no bongs, I've just moved from a 14yr old (170k mile, VW Tiguan 170 sport) to this - apart from a few bits of dodgy plastic (and the seats for me - at present dont have enough support) - i still cannot understand (get over), that this car is cheaper than what it cost 14 years ago for a VW Tiguan 170 sport! - I'm lucky that I have free charging (at work - as long as I get in early enough!), and have 4.5p evening (which I've never used todate) - so should save around £250 / month on fuel !!

Thanks for the review James. Seem to be a few software improvements they could make, but that always seems to be the way with new EVs. Hopefully they make them.

We've ordered a MG SE Long Range in blue to complement our Mk1 MG ZS EV after a great test drive from Bulldog MG in Tywford. They just gave us the key and we went out for an hour to test the car on everything from in-town to 70mph on the motorway. Apparently, that spoiler on the Trophy model knocks the range down by 10 miles over the SE which is £3k cheaper. The only thing we would miss is that the SE just has rear sensors rather than a camera like our ZS.

The Trophy is not starting from £28,495 ... that's the SE Long Range model. (Same battery system as the Trophy but without the 360 camera, wireless charging, electric heated seats etc.) The bong is the Drowsiness Awareness system - you can't permanently turn it off, but you CAN permanently turn off the sound. 🙂 PS - I've ordered the SE Standard Range in Camden Grey ... £26.5k which should arrive with me by the end of the month 🙂

Thank you James for another very useful review. Very fair and balanced view for a game changing EV! Best regards, Atsham

One main reason the initial MG eZS couldn’t be a taxi was because taxi licences ask that all passengers have a headrest, which was missing on centre rear seat. They did change this on later variant as well as learning and adding one to centre rear on MG5. So, I wonder why it’s missing from the MG4? Btw, thanks for the service and my m/kWh has raised again now the brakes are not hanging. Wee run through to Motherwell yesterday and home and mostly motorway driving got 5.4m/kWh. All hail the Wind-knife! (Ioniq)

BONG ... An insightful video James. Thank you. BONG ... I'll be interested to know how it has been this last year and if they have reduced that annoying ... BONG!!!

You got me to buy an MG5 which I still live to bits, now you’ve got me thinking about one of these. You are costing me the earth 😅😅😅😅

I had a sit in one last week after reading a review that commented on the 'cheap feeling' interior and, coming from a Leaf, I was very impressed with the comfort and build quality. I can't wait to have a test drive, apart from the bonging!

Great review (as always). Thanks. And an even bigger Thank You for removing the dreadful plastic wheel trims. I've watched loads of reviews of this car and yours is one of only two that appear to have realised the trims aren't alloys. Testament to the quality of your reviews. Thanks again!

The trouble with erroneous bongs is that if you are able to somehow get used to it.. when there really is something urgent requiring your attention you won't notice it. I couldn't tolerate the bongs but more importantly I can't manage a touch screen on the go so faffing around for heating controls in the software is not an option so it's a no from me. Great review as ever James, been looking forward to yours. I'll be interested to know how you disable the bongs in yours! 😂👍

Excellent review James, I'm due to order my next motability car this month and feel I'm ready to move into the world of EV's now after driving a hybrid for 3 years. I seen an MG4 SE Long Range for £199 advance payment and so tempted, so will give it a test drive and see if it suites my disability needs in terms of comfort and access. The good thing about the SE Long Range is it doesn't have the driver fatigue monitor, so thats a plus😂

Great car. Bought one last week. This is my fourth EV. Just upgraded my MG5 for this. Very happy with it. Decent size family car. Lots of tech, brilliant range for LR model. Sadly this is one of the heaviest EV's so the efficiency isn't as good as MG5. On avarage so far we getting around 3.5kwh. MG5 did around 4kwh based on last 6k miles. Game changer for EV market making any other electric car overpriced 😅

Agree about rear light cluster. That’ll break the first time it’s touched by another car, van or wheelybin. Defo get it PPF wrapped to help with scratching from washing, ice sliding from rear window etc.

BONG BONG .... great as always pal 👍

Some great info I've not seen on other reviews. Thanks. Especially good to hear the front seats are very supporting (like a Leaf's), as I love the Leaf seats and wouldn't buy the MG4 if it had uncomfortable seats.

I bought my MG5 based on your reviews and I love it. Great review and if I didn't have the MG5, I might consider this.... Bong! 😄

Your camera frame rate is clashing with the studio lighting making you video hard to watch due to the constant flickering. Beware as this is a major issue for those suffering from Photosensitive epilepsy

Ordered one yesterday cracking car and super value for money, trophy Spec mainly as we have Motability and upfront payment is £250 with Motability contribution. It handles fantastic comfy. Like any car it has bits you think could be better but there's not many of them.

While it's spectacular value (for an EV) a 2nd usb port in the rear, a lighter headlining and a courtesy light in the back would have added £50? To the list price,and nobody would notice the increase.

Ref the shiny black plastic problem , being a motorcyclist how about covering it with a sheet of clear plastic , no more scratches etc ( it’ll sort out that rear spoiler problem as well) . Just remember don’t tell the mrs you borrowed her hair dryer 😂😂😂😂

Cracking review and first time I’ve watched you. Now a subscriber 👍. Really interested to see what your real world motorway mileage will be. I’m hoping you get over 250 as I’m thinking of buying one soon and need that magic number.

You're getting very good at this, James. Yes, I agree, the bong would drive me nuts. Is there not a hidden setting somewhere to lessen it, or kill it? Maybe you'll find it when you get your own.

Says ‘LR Trophy from £28495’ which isn’t correct, the LR SE is from £28495. Can you actually lift the rear seat bases? Agree about the external polycarbonate type surfaces going to get scratched. Got 4mi/kWh around lovely Welsh back roads yesterday. Got 3.5mi/kWh on a 900 miles mostly motorway trip last weekend.

Mg are working on software update to reduce the sensitivity of the face camera for the driver alertness system which is the cause of the multiple bong alerts

It’s amazing the difference in a review from an EV person. Instead of a KZfaqr. Things we need to know.

Great review mate and what’s nice is because your a mechanic you no the issues you get with a car and I am sure you end up fixing them as you service them 👏👏😎

Also, a good position for the charging port if anyone needs to use a Tesla Supercharger in the future.

Test drove same car Fri and also kept getting a warning to stop and have a coffee break despite only driving it for 30 mins. However liked it and have ordered one (in grey). Hopefully there will be SW upgrade that will resolve that problem.

I've got the SE Long Range. Done a 170m round trip Saturday. Took it easy going up and achieved 4.2 mpkwh. Coming back upped the ACC to 70mph as opposed to 65 on the way up. Had a couple of toe down overtakes on the faster bits of A12 and A120. Overall 3.8 mpkwh on the up and back journey. I only got the car 2 days before (traded in the 3 year old ZS Exclusive EV). After a bit of local drop offs/running around 170 miles done and 33% range left. Would have had to stop for a top up on the ZS. The bongs stopped if I indicated when changing lanes. I managed to turn the lane keep assist off via the screen yesterday whilst driving local and no bongs. Questions I still need answers to.... Is it capable of 11kw charging? Remember the ZS days of trying to reach (was it) 439v for a balanced charge? What is it for the long range SE?🤔

Attention note is apparently being fixed soon, but in the mean time the sound can be turned off and does not come back on again automatically. It's the switch below the one used to turn off the attention note.

Great review James , thank you

Great to hear. Mg have come on such along way in such a short space of time . There knocking it out the park . And many people said they wouldn't cut it !

What are your thoughts on the oil leak? I’ve got a orange trophy lr coming and am very excited but many many people have reported the problem. It appears to be a possible over fill of the gear box and over flow but some haven’t had that easy a fix and been back in the work room for 3-4 weeks. Slightly worrying!

Looking forward to the great used EV options when I move back to the UK in a few years😍

We're seriously considering one. But a 260-mile round trip at the weekend made me wonder, at Hopwood Park there was a queue for Gridserve and 16 free Tesla Superchargers, which are not open to non-Tesla (yet). A 5 minute stop for Tesla- or a much longer wait for the rest.

So I had a test drive in an MG4 today, really was fantastic.. seats are incredible, so comfortable, was told was 4 month wait ,… in Ireland…

Great Review, My current EV I actively use the paddles to set my own “regen” and for instance use zero-regen on a down hill to use zero throttle, then I can increase or decrease, it’s become an automatic response as part of driving so I would hope it’s as easy to set “regen” levels in the MG4..? Only downside, after observing all that fabulous technology that EV’s get it would appear that the MG4 like my current EV can’t have a rear wiper! 1st car I’ve owned in about 30 years that hasn’t got a rear wiper 😮

When I tested the car I had bonging over and over. I soon realised if I put my hand in front of the sensor the bonging stopped. If I owned the car a piece of black card cut to the right size would be blue tacked to the sensor. I've not tried this but I reckon if it can't see you it will stop bonging. Loved the car but ordered the standard range SE as I don't need that range and feel Lifepo4 battery will last longer degrade less and can be left at 100% and discharged to 0% without damage. It's also a safer chemistry as far as fire goes. It can take many more charge cycles as well. Coming from a leaf these points are important to me.

Has the bonging now been sorted? I test drove a trophy that was bonging and was told that it would be sorted with a software update.

A great review James , i think I would like one with glass sunroof which I think would make interior a lot brighter.

Test driven one on Friday and then placed my order excellent car and drive I currently have a Leaf which is a very good car but the battery technology and distance make the difference for me

Brilliant design on the HVAC. No stripping dashboards out to do repairs.

Good presentation as usual. I’m still waiting for my ZS mK2 which I ordered in December. I have tested the new MG4 and put a trophy on order. Hopefully not another long wait. A little concerned about all those bongs that you were experiencing on your test drive. During my test drive I did not have a single bong.

Back in the day cars had heaters in the engine compartment. It must have been the late seventies or early eighties when because of all the extra guff added to cars the heating / air con got moved under the dash.

Best MG 4 review by far here on KZfaq ... IMHO

As always James a flicking good and honest video I’m hoping my Trophy in White gets delivered soon, I’ve loved the MG5 but looking forward to fun times in the MG4. I feel you will be called upon if that bonging is as annoying as it seems..is it the driver alert sensor? Thanks

Was the bongs due to one of your cameras covering a sensor. Does look a spankingley good car. The rave lighting and orange car was a trip at the beginning of the video lol.

Hi James, thx again for that perfect introduction. You are looking for details, no one else would: Scratches on the rear spoiler, shaking roof spoiler, funny 🙂 You mentioned that there is no heat pump option available. Here in Germany there shall be a heat pump in the Luxury version. Are you sure it´s not possible to have it in UK? KR Stephan

As to the bonging, I would just pull the appropriate fuse out that corresponds to the sound you do not need or find annoying.

17:29 well said James , interested to see how prices of the corsa e , Zoe and others change once they realise this is stealing sales .

Once I recovered from my epileptic fit... :) this review was great, subbed :)

James, many thanks for the video, unfortunately Its unwatchable until 11:21. I appreciate you’re honest and informative vehicle assessments.

Please change refresh rate of your camera with those lights lol 😆

Best mg4 review to date James thank you! I thought the 11kw AC charging was on European models only, great news if on UK models also. Hoping to pick up one of these next year in Trophy spec, the wobbly rear spoiler is a bit concerning...

Hi - thanks for the great review. What's the audio system like in the Trophy?

Wouldn’t you be better with the SE LR if you don’t like the rear light bar? 🤔

Thanks for the review. The one competitor you didn’t mention is the Megane. What are your thoughts irrespective of price?

Thanks James. 🙂👍 The first thing I do with any electronic kit with sound effects is to turn as many of them off as possible, and that includes startup jangles and external beeps. Those external noises can really annoy neighbours if late at night.. The frequent noises from that MG are a real annoyance, and would definitely dissuade me from buying one. I hope that MG sort out their electronics as soon as possible. And that rear-quarter view with that protruding light looks ridiculous, and ugly. The tacky plastic and the internal piano black plastic fingerprint and scratch display are definitely weak points. But I guess that those items are evidence of cost-cutting, and perhaps forgivable at the low price point of the car.

I’ve turned the bong volume on the coffee cup right down, still flashes the warning up but no noise.

Cracking review. How would you rate MG in terms of leading the way with EVs?

Thanks for the video & just love it in this colour! Someone told me the colour doesn’t have resale value, but couldn’t disagree more.

Excellent review mate as always did you say that one of the bongs was a speed camera alert which would be handy ?

If the bongs keep switching themselves back on, might Cleevely offer a service to disable the loudspeaker (after getting the customer to sign a waiver)?

Mg know and are working on a fix for the BONG, it goes off because you are looking away from the road, and at present is too sensitive. I am sure this will be an easy fix, for now you can turn the volume down so you don't hear it but still get the coffee cup warning on the dash.

All very well James - but what does Florence think of it? - that's the clincher... anyway ours should be here within the next few days and its bye-bye id3!

Looks like a great car James great review thank you

Hi James - Loved the video !. A few people have said the door cill's are both high and wide, making it difficult for some people to get in and out of the car, if they have any mobility issues. The "Take a Break" constant bong warning needs an urgent update for sure ! A more worrying issue, is that some recent owners are reporting an oil leak from the rear area of the car, in the traction motor area !. The early test press cars, did not have this problem, but some early customers cars have an oil leak. Some chat suggests it maybe the reduction gear case that is leaking. Hopefully it has just been over filled at the factory and is exhausting via the breather ?. Fingers crossed its a quick fix. White MG4 Trophy LR incoming from the Chorley lads, heading in your direction for Kate ???. What's happening about your new Tesla model Y then James ?.

My 2013 Nissan leaf is beyond economical repair at only 48k miles with full main dealer service history (regulator and motor error at 10k to repair) :( I loved my EV - BONG :) that made me smile when i needed it most so thank you

Bong! Another great review James. Do you know when you are getting delivery of your MG4?

So today I have 4 service calls to MG4 owners who are fitting our debonging package. simple 1 hour job, 10% discount if you provide charging and a bacon sandwich

Also the loud indicator , wont be turned on if I had one. as for the Bonging. NO WAY

Terrible lighting in the studio had to fast forward to the actual test drive, but great review thanks.

Bong was reported and what people do you can switch sound off so it's not annoying. Hopefully OTA will resolve this issue

I haven’t seen the LFP chemistry that MG employ in the 51KWh battery discussed in any review yet… it looks like we can expect a lot more cheap, great quality cars using this LiFePo chemistry

I got the standard SE version, its great and agree with the driving and seats. Also no bongs! Dont like the fact everything resets when switched off but for the price, great value! If you dont particularly need the space, this is the one to get. Ours is in the tricoat red which I think is the best colour, altho you do pay extra for it. Its as wide as an MG5 but about a foot shorter. I got mine for £26,950 delivered to my door by Justevs within a week.

IIRC MG have removed the sensor/camera that watches your eyes on the road so it's not as sensitive now. I don't know what the warning is based on now.

The safety features intervene way too soon. No scheduled cabin heating and no cabin heating if you’re plugged in but not charging needs sorting.

Great review James as always just a couple of points the price on screen in your video is wrong for the car which you are driving which is the Trophy Model that is £31495 not £28494. I agree the wheels look better without the aero covers and the bonging is now will reported on the MG forums and there is fix on the way I believe. But yeh nice motor I have one on order for my wife to life with the 5 I have been driving for the passed 22 months with out issue apart from squeezing rear brakes when reversing which as been back to my local dealer 4 times now with out success they told me all EVs do this but I don’t believe them. What’s your thoughts. Les

A wee semi for this one. I took the trophy out for a drive and it didn’t bong me off the road. Kept hounding me about a slack rear tyre vocally. That’s the dealer failer to throw 2.9 bar in. Loved the low ride n seat position, one finger up to SUVs. I like it. I put €500 down. For taxi use too Quiet fast and that turning circle is awesome. The efficiency is high that leaf but battery pack is 2.2 x the range. So might be a non issue without heat pump too

Are you still getting one ? The model 3 certainly isn’t perfect either .

Hi James, thanks for taking the time to put this together. Fantastic review that picks up some great points. Hopefully they can fix the boing issue! I managed to turn it off on the facelift ZS. Does it have the USB outlet by the mirror for a dash cam and are the cameras higher definition than the facelift ZS?

great review James thank you ........ Bong!

Ironically, I thought a fulled-loaded MG4 looks quite pricey compared to the competition. Maybe I'm just not comparing the right models in the right places..

10:55 on does not have flashing lights (low wattage I know but still flashing)

It would be good to see you guys to look at the recent transmission leaks and have your valued comments

Also, campers note, it can tow 500 kg! Perfect for increasing capacity with something like an Erde trailer. Aerodynamics look good so I'm guessing it will be efficient.

The review of MG BONG 😁 I really like that rear spoiler thing at the top, the lower spec model have it stripped off and it just looks so weird! Great design overall. Would be interested in how reliable the app is, I don't expect Tesla quality out of it but hopefully it's good, especially if it can be used for the phone key feature. We would be happy with a short range version for mrs needs but you can't get heated steering wheel / seats on that and it'd be a deal breaker. So a bit disappointed on that front. BTW the trophy long range is not starting from 28k it's £31,495.00 on their web site so quite a bit more than the £25995 for SE.

Great review but please consider buying better recording equipment. The strobing on the indoor bits was horrendous.

The bong is an easy fix! You just need to change the excess speed warning setting (instrument screen settings menu) to 110mph and it will never bother you again. the default is 20mph, so it goes off constantly.

We have lost the rear seat armrest on all MG ZS EV models in Australia as well. Makes me wonder if there isn't a part issue at play with that.

I drove a Trophy and it didn't bong at all.Maybe there is a debonging switch somewhere .Ordered a 50kwh SE

The back of the car is a bit challenging but overall it’s pretty good .

I’ve commented on a few reviews about the LFP battery in the SR model. Only Tesla offers that choice I think. So many advantages with LFP and it was the reason I ordered one a few weeks ago. Before getting the SE long range research LFP batteries.

I agree, I test drove Mg4 Trophy yesterday, it kept boinging away like no tomorrow, I used my thumb covered up the infrared sensor on top of the steering column and it seems to have cured it, think I’ll use a sellotape and tape it over

The MG4 is a better car than quite a lot of other electric vehicles!! It’s got a better excitement rating and it’s a very nice car to drive.

Knock knock, who is that,? MG4 MG4 EV . MG4 BONG !!! Thanks James.

I didn't get a single bong on my test drive. Have a Trophy on order as my first EV, can't wait