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.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 22,625 |
| 2004 | 72.1% | 27.9% | 106,241 |
| 2005 | 72.6% | 27.4% | 58,030 |
| 2006 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 54,632 |
| 2007 | 73.8% | 26.2% | 37,041 |
| 2008 | 75.5% | 24.5% | 16,066 |
| 2009 | 77.5% | 22.5% | 7,968 |
| 2010 | 81.4% | 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 |
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| 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