# Mazda CX-3 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mazda CX-3 passes its MOT first time 84% of the time, from 25,302 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 84%
- MOT tests analysed: 25,302 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 23,906 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 7,378 | 88% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 204 | 87% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 5,162 | 88% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 483 | 82% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 4,232 | 85% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 630 | 79% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 3,879 | 77% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 983 | 76% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1,771 | 73% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 556 | 71% |

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