Mazda Unclassified MOT reliability

Mazda Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 59% of the time across 980 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

59%

MOTs analysed

980

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

2018 petrol

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 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 67%. Typical mileage 96,196 (most between 51,524 and 127,452).

2020: 100% → 2021: 87% → 2022: 77% → 2023: 55% → 2024: 64% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (13.3%)
Position lamp: not working (6.7%)
Headlamp: lens seriously defective (6.7%)
Non catalyst emissions: emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (6.7%)
Headlamp: light intensity severely reduced (6.7%)

2018 diesel

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 114,327 (most between 113,566 and 121,766).

2021: 75% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (33.3%)

Where 2018 Unclassifieds fail

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

13.3%

Visibility & wipers

13.3%

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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.