Mazda 323 MOT pass rate by year
How the Mazda 323's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1985 to 2004, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mazda 323 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mazda 323 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Mazda 323 averages 32.9% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 62.6% | 37.4% | 1,215 |
| 1986 | 63.0% | 37.0% | 2,740 |
| 1987 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 5,427 |
| 1988 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 6,970 |
| 1989 | 62.1% | 37.9% | 10,472 |
| 1990 | 62.0% | 38.0% | 15,043 |
| 1991 | 61.2% | 38.8% | 18,067 |
| 1992 | 61.7% | 38.3% | 18,259 |
| 1993 | 61.0% | 39.0% | 21,236 |
| 1994 | 61.9% | 38.1% | 25,914 |
| 1995 | 62.6% | 37.4% | 32,531 |
| 1996 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 59,238 |
| 1997 | 65.1% | 34.9% | 107,220 |
| 1998 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 111,960 |
| 1999 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 98,566 |
| 2000 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 71,847 |
| 2001 | 71.0% | 29.0% | 61,973 |
| 2002 | 71.9% | 28.1% | 94,133 |
| 2003 | 72.1% | 27.9% | 86,380 |
| 2004 | 71.1% | 28.9% | 1,022 |
Does age change how often a Mazda 323 fails?
Older Mazda 323s fail more often, as expected. The 1985 cars fail 37.4% of tests against 28.9% for the 2004. Across every year the model averages 32.9%. The 1993 is the weakest year at 39.0%, and the 2003 the strongest at 27.9%.
More on the Mazda 323
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Mazda 323: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Mazda models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain