Mazda MOT failure rates by model
Mazda cars fail 24.4% of MOT tests. Here is every Mazda model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Mazda cars?
Across 12,558,235 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 24.4% of Mazda cars fail. That is 1.3 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Mazda models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda 121 | 37.3% | 54,021 | Brakes |
| Mazda Mx-3 | 36.4% | 71,349 | Brakes |
| Mazda Mx-6 | 35.5% | 28,824 | Brakes |
| Mazda Xedos | 34.3% | 44,583 | Brakes |
| Mazda 323 | 32.9% | 852,779 | Suspension |
| Mazda 323f | 32.9% | 3,157 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda 626 | 32.8% | 326,992 | Brakes |
| Mazda Friendee | 32.7% | 6,655 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Motor | 32.7% | 2,771 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Bongo | 32.5% | 284,533 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Camper | 32.0% | 2,088 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Mpv | 31.8% | 45,191 | Suspension |
| Mazda E | 31.7% | 82,146 | Brakes |
| Mazda B | 31.1% | 136,959 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda B2500 | 30.5% | 1,742 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Eunos | 29.8% | 40,013 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda 5 | 29.7% | 419,807 | Suspension |
| Mazda Premacy | 29.5% | 132,118 | Suspension |
| Mazda Tribute | 29.0% | 38,691 | Suspension |
| Mazda Montague | 28.1% | 1,085 | Suspension |
| Mazda Rx-8 | 27.0% | 305,701 | Suspension |
| Mazda Demio | 27.0% | 137,020 | Suspension |
| Mazda Cx-7 | 27.0% | 44,588 | Suspension |
| Mazda Bt-50 | 26.6% | 28,383 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Rx-7 | 24.8% | 26,750 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Rx8 | 24.7% | 3,727 | Suspension |
| Mazda 6 | 24.6% | 1,941,818 | Brakes |
| Mazda Mx5 | 24.6% | 4,533 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Unknown | 24.5% | 2,420 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Mx-5 | 23.4% | 2,548,006 | Brakes |
| Mazda 3 | 22.4% | 2,099,373 | Suspension |
| Mazda 2 | 21.3% | 2,003,414 | Suspension |
| Mazda Cx-5 | 14.5% | 554,544 | Suspension |
| Mazda Cx-3 | 11.5% | 183,659 | Tyres |
| Mazda Mazda | 11.5% | 3,969 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mazda Mx-30 | 9.0% | 7,581 | Tyres |
| Mazda Cx-30 | 8.0% | 64,757 | Tyres |
| Mazda Cx-60 | 7.7% | 2,605 | Tyres |
Which Mazda fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Mazda 121 has the highest failure rate at 37.3%, and the Mazda Cx-60 the lowest at 7.7%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain