Mazda Bongo MOT reliability

Mazda Bongos passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 9,735 tests in 2025. 42 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

55%

MOTs analysed

9,735

Still licensed (GB)

42

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

2020 petrol

109 MOTs

Passed first time 73%. Typical mileage 88,677 (most between 69,246 and 114,751).

2021: 77% → 2022: 74% → 2023: 68% → 2024: 68% → 2025: 73%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (6.4%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (5.5%)
Stop lamp: not working (4.6%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (3.7%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (3.7%)

2020 diesel

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 105,823 (most between 102,324 and 108,623).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2020 Bongos fail

Lights & electrics

17.4%

Suspension & axles

8.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

7.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

6.4%

Brakes

4.6%

Visibility & wipers

4.6%

Wheels & tyres

0.9%

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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.