Mazda Friendee MOT reliability

Mazda Friendees passed their MOT first time 49% of the time across 179 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

49%

MOTs analysed

179

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2019 petrol

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 80%. Typical mileage 65,021 (most between 59,163 and 73,823).

2021: 80% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (20.0%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (20.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (20.0%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (20.0%)

Where 2019 Friendees fail

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

20.0%

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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.