2018 MG MG3 1.5 VTi-TECH Excite

Overview

• Make: MG
• Model: MG3
• Trim: Excite
• Version: 1.5 VTi Tech Excite Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (105 bhp)
• Year: 2018
• Mileage: 40,300 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres, 105 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 147 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2018 MG MG3 Excite has covered 40,300 miles. Its asking price of £6,550 is £95 above the AskCar estimate of £6,455. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 1,838 MG MG3 cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data today. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Newbury First Cars, based in Newbury. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £95 (1%) over the AskCar estimate of £6,455.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 1,838 priced MG MG3 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2018 MG MG3 with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £6,000: the median of the 39 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2018 MG MG3 advertised today. About half of 2018 MG MG3 cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 28 of the 58 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 12 November 2026 at £6,550. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 12 November 2026: valid until 8 February 2027.

It has had 5 MOTs. The latest, on 13 January 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 34,940 miles, which matches the advertised 40,300 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 1,700 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2018 MG MG3 on AskCar.

Similar cars

9 other 2018 MG MG3 Excite 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £5,966 to £6,999, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2018 MG MG3 Excite, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 39,000 miles. Price: £6,750, £200 more than this car. Dealer: Brooke MOT Centre BMC Car Sales Group in Norwich. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mg-mg3-2018-3a6a07e08f2b
• 2018 MG MG3 Excite, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 38,823 miles. Price: £6,590, the same price as this car. Dealer: Lawson Motor Company in Stoke-on-Trent. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mg-mg3-2018-5e69ade28cbd
• 2018 MG MG3 Excite, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 38,000 miles. Price: £6,295, £255 less than this car. Dealer: Arthur Haslam Motoring in Wishaw. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mg-mg3-2018-4d8ed62705b0

• The nearest: 2018 MG MG3 Excite, 1.5 petrol hatchback, red, 26 miles from this car. Mileage: 31,000 miles. Price: £6,999, £449 more than this car. Dealer: The Garrison Garage in Aldershot. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mg-mg3-2018-4bee76700ef6