Mazda 5 MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 52.9% of Mazda 5 MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 8,765 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
65.7%
All cars: 76.1% (10.4 points worse). 1,007 tests.
At 11 years and over
51.2%
All cars: 61.3% (10.1 points worse). 7,704 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 330 | 69.1% | 73.1% | 78,750 miles |
| 10 | 677 | 64.1% | 70.0% | 83,750 miles |
| 11 | 573 | 62.1% | 66.9% | 93,750 miles |
| 12 | 810 | 59.6% | 64.4% | 98,750 miles |
| 13 | 727 | 56.3% | 62.1% | 101,250 miles |
| 14 | 997 | 53.5% | 60.2% | 106,250 miles |
| 15 | 1,183 | 46.7% | 58.6% | 103,750 miles |
| 16 | 1,148 | 48.5% | 57.5% | 108,750 miles |
| 17 | 1,290 | 48.3% | 57.2% | 116,250 miles |
| 18 | 702 | 42.5% | 57.0% | 116,250 miles |
| 19 | 274 | 47.4% | 57.2% | 111,250 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Mazda 5 MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | 5 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 39.5% | 13.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 32.3% | 16.6% |
| Brakes | 14.5% | 10.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 13.5% | 4.2% |
| Tyres | 13.3% | 8.4% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 12.9% | 4.0% |
| Visibility | 7.8% | 5.2% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2.6% | 1.1% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Position lamp: not working failed 9.7% of tests · what this means
- Ball joint excessively worn failed 8.7% of tests · what this means
- Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 8.1% of tests · what this means
- Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn failed 5.3% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect failed 4.8% of tests · what this means
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 4.4% of tests
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 4.4% of tests
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick failed 4.1% of tests · what this means
- Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases failed 4.0% of tests · what this means
- Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak failed 3.9% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every 5 version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: petrol 71.9%, diesel 28.0%, liquefied petrolum gas (lpg) 0.1%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.