# Mazda 6 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mazda 6 passes its MOT first time 69% of the time, from 56,487 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 69%
- MOT tests analysed: 56,487 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles
- Licensed in Great Britain: 48,524 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 718 | 91% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 651 | 90% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 890 | 88% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 156 | 92% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 2,904 | 87% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,484 | 86% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 1,718 | 84% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,494 | 81% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 2,791 | 75% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1,858 | 81% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 4,702 | 73% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 2,018 | 76% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 4,668 | 70% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1,594 | 74% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 4,266 | 67% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1,440 | 72% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,544 | 65% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 1,217 | 68% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1,357 | 58% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1,197 | 63% |
| 2012 | LN | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2,009 | 57% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1,332 | 61% |
| 2011 | LPG | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 2,209 | 60% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,987 | 56% |
| 2010 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 1,983 | 60% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,021 | 57% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 2,022 | 54% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 488 | 50% |
| 2008 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 1,617 | 52% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 147 | 56% |
| 2007 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 898 | 55% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 68 (few mots) | 60% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 550 | 52% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 13 (very few mots) | 54% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 261 | 54% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 115 | 52% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 2003 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 54 (few mots) | 52% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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