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Mazda 626 MOT pass rate by year

How the Mazda 626's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1988 to 2002, across the DVSA record.

What is the Mazda 626 MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mazda 626 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 626 averages 32.8% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198864.6%35.4%2,798
198965.0%35.0%5,039
199063.7%36.3%5,586
199164.6%35.4%5,623
199262.1%37.9%9,516
199360.9%39.1%11,762
199461.6%38.4%13,213
199563.1%36.9%12,470
199663.7%36.3%21,414
199766.0%34.0%36,302
199867.4%32.6%54,073
199968.4%31.6%48,210
200069.2%30.8%41,516
200170.9%29.1%33,333
200272.9%27.1%23,172

Does age change how often a Mazda 626 fails?

Older Mazda 626s fail more often, as expected. The 1988 cars fail 35.4% of tests against 27.1% for the 2002. Across every year the model averages 32.8%. The 1993 is the weakest year at 39.1%, and the 2002 the strongest at 27.1%.

More on the Mazda 626

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Mazda 626: 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