Mazda Xedos MOT reliability

Mazda Xedoss passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 36 tests in 2025. 36 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 36 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

36

Still licensed (GB)

36

Body type

Sedan

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 petrol

12 MOTs

These figures come from only 12 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 62,922 (most between 57,364 and 92,224).

2005: 67% → 2006: 66% → 2007: 62% → 2008: 56% → 2009: 53% → 2010: 49% → 2011: 61% → 2012: 61% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 55% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 58% → 2017: 49% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 57% → 2020: 69% → 2021: 59% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 58% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Battery(ies): insecure and likely to fall from carrier (8.3%)
Stop lamp: not working (8.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (8.3%)
Position lamp: not working (8.3%)
Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (8.3%)

Where 1997 Xedoss fail

Brakes

16.7%

Lights & electrics

16.7%

Steering

8.3%

Suspension & axles

8.3%

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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.