Mazda BT-50 MOT reliability

Mazda BT-50s passed their MOT first time 59% of the time across 785 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

59%

MOTs analysed

785

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

2010 diesel

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 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 60%. Typical mileage 128,172 (most between 96,396 and 150,011).

2012: 75% → 2013: 60% → 2014: 69% → 2015: 66% → 2016: 69% → 2017: 71% → 2018: 57% → 2019: 58% → 2020: 61% → 2021: 79% → 2022: 64% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (13.3%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (13.3%)
Position lamp: not working (6.7%)
Rear fog lamp: missing (6.7%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (6.7%)

Where 2010 BT-50s fail

Lights & electrics

26.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

Wheels & tyres

13.3%

Steering

13.3%

Brakes

6.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.7%

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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.