What an MG4 service covers
No oil, no spark plugs, no exhaust. What's left is still worth doing properly: brakes, tyres, suspension, the cabin filter, coolant and brake fluid as the schedule asks, and the 12-volt battery.
Electric cars slow down partly through the motor, so the brake pads can last a long time, and the discs can get less work than they need. Have them looked at, because lightly used brakes can rust. An MG4 is rear-wheel drive unless it's the Urban or the XPower, and the weight goes through its tyres, so check them more often than the service gap.
If an MG4 won't wake up, suspect the 12-volt battery first. It runs the car's computers, and a full high-voltage battery won't help if it's flat. See hybrid and EV servicing.
Which MG4 do you have?
| On sale here | Battery and drive | |
|---|---|---|
| First generation | August 2023 | Excite 51 or 64 kWh, Essence 64 kWh, Long Range 77 kWh, XPower |
| 2026 update | 2026 | Essence 64 RWD with an LFP battery, XPower AWD |
| MG4 EV Urban | 30 March 2026 | 43 or 54 kWh LFP, front motor, front-wheel drive |
The schedule we've quoted is carsales' listing for the 2024 car. The Urban is a different vehicle underneath, so read its own booklet rather than assuming the same gap.
MG4 service cost
We don't publish prices, as they change by workshop and by what's due. Fewer visits and no oil change the picture, and tyres often become the larger item over time.
A good estimate names the scheduled service for your kilometres, lists any fluids and filters, and shows anything extra on its own line. If a workshop doesn't work on electric cars regularly, ask how they'd handle the high-voltage side before you say yes.
The warranty on an electric MG
On cars first registered from 1 July 2025, standard cover is 7 years with unlimited kilometres, and the high-voltage battery has 7 years or 150,000 km, including capacity falling below 70% of original.
A suitably qualified Australian repairer can do the servicing under standard cover, as long as the record reaches MG's online portal within 10 days. The extended cover, up to 10 years or 250,000 km, needs every service done by an MG dealer, within 30 days and 2,000 km of its interval. With gaps this long, a missed date is easy to forget, so put it in your phone.
Tell us it's an MG4, the year and the battery if you know it. A local mechanic who specialises in your car.
What's yours, and what's the mechanic's
You can
- Check tyre pressures when cold, more often than you'd think
- Top up washer fluid
- Replace wiper blades as they wear
- Diary the 24 month date
Leave to the mechanic
- Brake inspection and any fluid changes
- 12-volt battery testing
- Anything near the orange high-voltage cables
- Uploading or supplying what MG's portal requires
What we'd do with an MG4
Put the next service date in your calendar, because no oil light will remind you. Rotate your attention to the tyres between services. When it's due, pick the warranty path first: an MG dealer if you want the extended years, or an independent mechanic who works on electric cars if you don't. Ask how the record gets to MG's portal.