31.1%fail rate
Mazda B MOT pass rate by year
How the Mazda B's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1988 to 2006, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mazda B MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mazda B 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 B averages 31.1% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 1,422 |
| 1989 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 1,290 |
| 1990 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 1,580 |
| 1991 | 65.6% | 34.4% | 1,465 |
| 1992 | 64.9% | 35.1% | 1,480 |
| 1993 | 65.7% | 34.3% | 1,039 |
| 1994 | 67.8% | 32.2% | 1,365 |
| 1995 | 65.4% | 34.6% | 2,039 |
| 1996 | 66.1% | 33.9% | 1,716 |
| 1998 | 65.4% | 34.6% | 5,721 |
| 1999 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 8,304 |
| 2000 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 16,647 |
| 2001 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 12,551 |
| 2002 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 21,778 |
| 2003 | 70.5% | 29.5% | 19,381 |
| 2004 | 70.0% | 30.0% | 12,698 |
| 2005 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 18,354 |
| 2006 | 72.0% | 28.0% | 5,813 |
Does age change how often a Mazda B fails?
Older Mazda Bs fail more often, as expected. The 1988 cars fail 35.7% of tests against 28.0% for the 2006. Across every year the model averages 31.1%. The 1989 is the weakest year at 36.9%, and the 2006 the strongest at 28.0%.
More on the Mazda B
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Mazda B: 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