MG · 1955–1962
MG MGA
The MGA is a sports car that was produced by MG from 1955 until 1962. The MGA replaced the MG TF 1500 Midget and represented a complete styling break from MG's earlier sports cars. Announced on 26 September 1955 the car was officially launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show. A total of 101,476 units were marketed by the end of production in July 1962, the vast majority of which were exported. 5869 cars were sold on the home market, and the MGA was replaced by the MGB.
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On UK roads2,1962025 Q4
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UK vehicles on the road
1,859 licensed and 337 SORN (2,196 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,870 |
| 2015 | 1,912 |
| 2016 | 1,947 |
| 2017 | 1,990 |
| 2018 | 2,035 |
| 2019 | 2,071 |
| 2020 | 2,097 |
| 2021 | 2,138 |
| 2022 | 2,161 |
| 2023 | 2,160 |
| 2024 | 2,174 |
| 2025 | 2,196 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q1881419CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_MGACC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1371082305 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.