# Mazda RX-8 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mazda RX-8 passes its MOT first time 68% of the time, from 2,554 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 68%
- MOT tests analysed: 2,554 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Exhaust, emissions & leaks
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,898 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 104 | 70% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 251 | 73% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 360 | 66% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 503 | 67% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 490 | 66% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 317 | 69% |
| 2005 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 429 | 71% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 80 (few mots) | 61% |

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