Mazda Mx-5 MOT pass rate by year
How the Mazda Mx-5's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1989 to 2022, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mazda Mx-5 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mazda Mx-5 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 Mx-5 averages 23.4% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 67.5% | 32.5% | 4,618 |
| 1990 | 68.4% | 31.6% | 46,738 |
| 1991 | 68.6% | 31.4% | 50,979 |
| 1992 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 36,577 |
| 1993 | 69.5% | 30.5% | 32,248 |
| 1994 | 69.0% | 31.0% | 31,102 |
| 1995 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 45,646 |
| 1996 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 67,204 |
| 1997 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 96,276 |
| 1998 | 72.0% | 28.0% | 147,595 |
| 1999 | 71.8% | 28.2% | 157,271 |
| 2000 | 72.3% | 27.7% | 147,072 |
| 2001 | 74.1% | 25.9% | 103,874 |
| 2002 | 75.1% | 24.9% | 166,538 |
| 2003 | 75.2% | 24.8% | 203,273 |
| 2004 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 140,506 |
| 2005 | 76.7% | 23.3% | 112,707 |
| 2006 | 77.8% | 22.2% | 171,430 |
| 2007 | 79.3% | 20.7% | 178,202 |
| 2008 | 79.4% | 20.6% | 113,611 |
| 2009 | 82.0% | 18.0% | 78,528 |
| 2010 | 83.6% | 16.4% | 79,360 |
| 2011 | 84.5% | 15.5% | 52,360 |
| 2012 | 86.0% | 14.0% | 42,875 |
| 2013 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 38,568 |
| 2014 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 31,830 |
| 2015 | 89.3% | 10.7% | 28,959 |
| 2016 | 90.2% | 9.8% | 35,026 |
| 2017 | 91.9% | 8.1% | 34,729 |
| 2018 | 91.7% | 8.3% | 26,965 |
| 2019 | 92.8% | 7.2% | 20,804 |
| 2020 | 93.7% | 6.3% | 4,234 |
| 2021 | 94.5% | 5.5% | 4,440 |
| 2022 | 94.2% | 5.8% | 2,452 |
Does age change how often a Mazda Mx-5 fails?
Older Mazda Mx-5s fail more often, as expected. The 1989 cars fail 32.5% of tests against 5.8% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 23.4%. The 1989 is the weakest year at 32.5%, and the 2021 the strongest at 5.5%.
More on the Mazda Mx-5
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Mazda Mx-5: 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