Mazda CX-7 MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 56.6% of Mazda CX-7 MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 991 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
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
56.6%
All cars: 61.3% (4.7 points worse). 934 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 201 | 60.2% | 62.1% | 101,250 miles |
| 14 | 301 | 58.5% | 60.2% | 111,250 miles |
| 15 | 202 | 54.0% | 58.6% | 111,250 miles |
| 16 | 119 | 49.6% | 57.5% | 106,250 miles |
| 17 | 111 | 56.8% | 57.2% | 103,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Mazda CX-7 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 | CX-7 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 37.9% | 16.6% |
| Brakes | 24.1% | 10.2% |
| Suspension | 22.4% | 13.7% |
| Steering | 10.2% | 2.5% |
| Tyres | 8.7% | 8.4% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7.5% | 4.0% |
| Visibility | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.7% | 4.2% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Position lamp: not working failed 11.5% of tests · what this means
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play failed 8.4% of tests · what this means
- Ball joint excessively worn failed 4.9% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect failed 4.0% of tests · what this means
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements failed 3.9% of tests
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 3.7% of tests
- Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 3.5% of tests · what this means
- Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 3.5% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: too low failed 3.2% of tests · what this means
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 3.1% of tests
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About these figures
- They cover every CX-7 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: diesel 72.7%, petrol 27.0%, liquefied petrolum gas (lpg) 0.2%.
- 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.