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.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 64.6% | 35.4% | 2,798 |
| 1989 | 65.0% | 35.0% | 5,039 |
| 1990 | 63.7% | 36.3% | 5,586 |
| 1991 | 64.6% | 35.4% | 5,623 |
| 1992 | 62.1% | 37.9% | 9,516 |
| 1993 | 60.9% | 39.1% | 11,762 |
| 1994 | 61.6% | 38.4% | 13,213 |
| 1995 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 12,470 |
| 1996 | 63.7% | 36.3% | 21,414 |
| 1997 | 66.0% | 34.0% | 36,302 |
| 1998 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 54,073 |
| 1999 | 68.4% | 31.6% | 48,210 |
| 2000 | 69.2% | 30.8% | 41,516 |
| 2001 | 70.9% | 29.1% | 33,333 |
| 2002 | 72.9% | 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 |
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| 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