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

The Mazda MX-3 passes its MOT first time 63% of the time, from 173 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 63%
- MOT tests analysed: 173 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes
- Licensed in Great Britain: 118 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 24 (few mots) | 50% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 72% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 54% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 54% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |

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