Mazda Eunos MOT reliability

Mazda Eunoss passed their MOT first time 66% of the time across 795 tests in 2025. 335 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

66%

MOTs analysed

795

Still licensed (GB)

335

Body type

Convertible

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

2009 petrol

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 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 71%. Typical mileage 78,248 (most between 69,476 and 97,701).

2021: 83% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 78% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: excessively binding (14.3%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (14.3%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (14.3%)
Registration plates: insecure (14.3%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (14.3%)

Where 2009 Eunoss fail

Wheels & tyres

14.3%

Brakes

14.3%

Lights & electrics

14.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

14.3%

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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.