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A Chinese Hatch’s Driver Seat Slid 4.4 Inches In A Crash Test, And European Owners Still Ignore The Free Fix

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Euro NCAP is publicly urging MG3 owners to act on a recall they ignored. The MG3’s driver seat slid forward during a 2025 frontal impact crash test. Safety agency says no car has shown this exact seat failure since 1997. Safety regulators don’t usually go on the public record to chase down owners, but Euro NCAP is doing exactly that with the MG3, eight months after a crash test exposed a failure the organization had never seen before in nearly t…
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0MG It happens in the best families, no brand is exempt, but Euro NCAP has made an unprecedented decision: to launch a direct warning reaching the owners of the successful MG3 because of a major problem that can cause serious consequences due to a fault in the driver's seat.It is not something that Euro NCAP usually does.This organization is a benchmark in the safety of new cars in Europe and, although it has nothing to do with those responsible…

The MG3 seat problem needs to be fixed: if you haven't already done so, find out about the recall campaign to avoid risks in the event of an accident.

The body in charge of crash tests and other safety checks in Europe asks the owners of the hybrid city MG3 to quickly return to the garage to carry out a safety recall.

The safety organization Euro NCAP is urging MG3 owners to visit an MG dealership as soon as possible for a free repair. The alert was triggered after a fault was detected in independent crash tests, where a problem was identified in the front seat rail during a frontal impact. This article belongs to Alta Densidad! The original article can be found here: Urgent MG3 Recall: Euro NCAP insists not to ignore the warning after crash test failure. Alt…

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Alta Densidad broke the news on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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