486,743 tests in 2025
Mazda MOT pass rates
Mazda’s first-time fail rate across 14 models was 22.7%, worse than the national 22.6%. The spread between models below is the interesting part.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Fail rate | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 116,924 | 75% | 25% | 60,926 |
| 3 | 97,418 | 73.9% | 26.1% | 73,262 |
| Mx-5 | 84,096 | 78.6% | 21.4% | 60,301 |
| Cx-5 | 67,148 | 83.5% | 16.5% | 57,848 |
| 6 | 52,928 | 74% | 26% | 91,612 |
| Cx-3 | 23,305 | 86.6% | 13.4% | 46,784 |
| Cx-30 | 19,026 | 93.7% | 6.3% | 27,178 |
| Bongo | 9,191 | 60.6% | 39.4% | 124,549 |
| 5 | 8,226 | 60.6% | 39.4% | 105,155 |
| Mx-30 | 2,688 | 92.8% | 7.2% | 22,178 |
| Rx-8 | 2,323 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 65,462 |
| B | 1,362 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 118,573 |
| Mazda | 1,085 | 96.3% | 3.7% | 17,445 |
| 323 | 1,023 | 66.3% | 33.7% | 78,860 |
Fail rates are first attempts at class 4 normal tests in 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised data (retrieved 2026-09-12). Age mix drives a lot of the spread: a model sold mostly since 2020 will beat one whose survivors average 15 years old. Each model page shows the rate by age band.