Mazda Sport MOT reliability

Mazda Sports passed their MOT first time 33% of the time across 9 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 9 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.

First-time pass rate

33%

MOTs analysed

9

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

1997 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 185,259 (most between 185,259 and 185,259).

2008: 100% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 33% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area fractured significantly reducing structural strength (100.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (100.0%)
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn (100.0%)
Position lamp: not working (100.0%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (100.0%)

Where 1997 Sports fail

Wheels & tyres

100.0%

Brakes

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

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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.