# Mazda BT-50 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mazda BT-50 passes its MOT first time 59% of the time, from 785 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 59%
- MOT tests analysed: 785 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 15 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 293 | 66% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 214 | 56% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 193 | 59% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 64 (few mots) | 44% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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