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MG MGB
18 generations · 18 engine options · data across all years of the MGB platform.
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5-Year Cost of Ownership · 1980 1.8L I4
$6,514
~$1,303/yr maintenance labor at $150/hr. Other engines/years vary — pick a generation below to see its breakdown.
Generations & engine options
1980
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1980 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1979
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1979 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1978
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1978 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1977
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1977 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1976
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1976 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1975
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1975 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1974
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1974 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1973
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1973 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1972
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1972 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1971
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1971 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1970
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1970 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1969
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1969 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1968
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1968 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1967
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1967 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1966
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1966 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1965
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1965 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1964
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1964 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
1963
1 engine option
1.8L I4
1963 MG MGB 1.8L I4
RWD
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