# Mazda CX-7 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mazda CX-7 passes its MOT first time 57% of the time, from 992 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 57%
- MOT tests analysed: 992 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 669 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 108 | 63% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 265 | 60% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 281 | 55% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 63 (few mots) | 60% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 58 (few mots) | 45% |
| 2009 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 122 | 57% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 73 (few mots) | 51% |
| 2007 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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