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Mazda Rx-8 MOT pass rate by year

How the Mazda Rx-8's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2003 to 2010, across the DVSA record.

What is the Mazda Rx-8 MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mazda Rx-8 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 Rx-8 averages 27.0% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200371.5%28.5%22,625
200472.1%27.9%106,241
200572.6%27.4%58,030
200673.6%26.4%54,632
200773.8%26.2%37,041
200875.5%24.5%16,066
200977.5%22.5%7,968
201081.4%18.6%2,073

Does age change how often a Mazda Rx-8 fails?

Older Mazda Rx-8s fail more often, as expected. The 2003 cars fail 28.5% of tests against 18.6% for the 2010. Across every year the model averages 27.0%. The 2003 is the weakest year at 28.5%, and the 2010 the strongest at 18.6%.

More on the Mazda Rx-8

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

See also
Mazda Rx-8: 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