Mazda 323 MOT reliability

Mazda 323s passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 1,084 tests in 2025. 785 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

1,084

Still licensed (GB)

785

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2007 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 109,577 (most between 88,119 and 131,034).

2010: 83% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 71% → 2013: 63% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 25% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 33% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.