Mazda MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 526,042 MOT tests on Mazda cars from 2023, covering 13 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 526,042 MOT tests on Mazda cars in 2023, 72% passed first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Mazda models with enough tests, the CX 30 did best at 94% and the 5 did least well at 53%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Mazda models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 127,390 | 70% |
| 3 | 110,073 | 68% |
| MX 5 | 95,608 | 74% |
| 6 | 67,380 | 70% |
| CX 5 | 61,651 | 82% |
| CX 3 | 25,467 | 87% |
| 5 | 12,356 | 53% |
| Bongo | 10,821 | 55% |
| CX 30 | 6,689 | 94% |
| RX 8 | 3,386 | 68% |
| B Series | 1,874 | 58% |
| 323 | 1,705 | 57% |
| CX 7 | 1,642 | 58% |
What Mazda cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Suspension10.9% (all cars 9.0%)
- Lights and electrics9.3% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes6.7% (all cars 6.8%)
- Tyres5.3% (all cars 6.4%)
- Visibility4.5% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions3.2% (all cars 3.1%)
- Body and structure2.3% (all cars 3.5%)
- Steering1.6% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common Mazda failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Position lamp: not working 3.0%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 2.9%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 2.5%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.4%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.8%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.6%
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 0.8%
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 0.7%
Check a particular Mazda
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.