Mazda2 MOT results

In 2025, 69.4% of Mazda 2 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 69.4% for cars of the same age. 7.1% had at least one dangerous defect (8.0% for cars the same age). The typical Mazda 2 tested was 11 years old with 60,900 miles. Based on 124,227 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 69.4%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 69.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.7%passed after repair
Failed: 24.9%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.1%same age 8.0%
Typical mileage: 60,900at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mazda 2All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	285	91.6%	91.7%
2022	4,814	92.6%	88.5%
2021	3,425	90.7%	87.2%
2020	3,899	90.0%	85.9%
2019	8,036	87.6%	83.5%
2018	7,761	85.5%	80.8%
2017	7,431	81.6%	78.1%
2016	9,818	78.2%	74.8%
2015	9,714	75.4%	71.8%
2014	8,164	67.1%	68.5%
2013	8,258	62.7%	65.6%
2012	8,477	61.7%	63.2%
2011	10,025	59.1%	61.0%
2010	11,385	54.4%	59.1%
2009	10,851	53.3%	58.1%
2008	6,783	50.4%	57.0%
2007	2,287	57.7%	57.2%
2006	1,002	56.6%	56.8%
2005	863	57.5%	57.5%
2004	646	55.9%	57.5%
2003	293	53.9%	58.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Mazda 2All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	8,228	91.1%	87.4%	20,200
5-9 years	38,922	82.7%	79.1%	42,700
10-14 years	45,360	63.5%	65.7%	70,000
15-19 years	28,272	53.2%	57.6%	91,000
20-29 years	1,462	55.5%	59.6%	82,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mazda 2 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	3,785	3.0%	1.0×	71.4%
BS Bristol	South West	3,016	2.4%	1.4×	62.9%
BH Bournemouth	South West	2,675	2.2%	2.1×	72.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,658	2.1%	1.0×	72.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	2,496	2.0%	1.2×	71.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	2,487	2.0%	1.4×	71.5%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	2,407	1.9%	1.1×	69.8%
G Glasgow	Scotland	2,343	1.9%	1.2×	63.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	2,288	1.8%	1.0×	65.7%
SO Southampton	South East	2,270	1.8%	1.5×	72.2%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	2,148	1.7%	1.2×	71.8%
CF Cardiff	Wales	2,119	1.7%	1.0×	67.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,980	1.6%	0.9×	70.5%
M Manchester	North West	1,902	1.5%	1.0×	65.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,879	1.5%	1.2×	65.2%
SA Swansea	Wales	1,766	1.4%	1.1×	66.5%
RG Reading	South East	1,733	1.4%	0.9×	72.5%
SK Stockport	North West	1,732	1.4%	1.4×	70.1%
RH Redhill	South East	1,629	1.3%	1.3×	70.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,624	1.3%	1.0×	73.7%
CH Chester	North West	1,619	1.3%	1.2×	71.4%
GU Guildford	South East	1,612	1.3%	1.0×	66.3%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,589	1.3%	1.0×	70.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,564	1.3%	0.9×	68.2%
BN Brighton	South East	1,521	1.2%	1.0×	67.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,510	1.2%	1.1×	65.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,482	1.2%	0.9×	71.3%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,481	1.2%	1.0×	71.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,465	1.2%	1.0×	69.2%
OX Oxford	South East	1,443	1.2%	1.0×	68.7%
EX Exeter	South West	1,356	1.1%	1.0×	65.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	1,322	1.1%	2.1×	69.2%
TS Teesside	North East	1,284	1.0%	1.1×	67.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,264	1.0%	0.7×	70.6%
PL Plymouth	South West	1,263	1.0%	1.0×	63.5%
BA Bath	South West	1,258	1.0%	1.2×	63.7%
NP Newport	Wales	1,221	1.0%	1.1×	66.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	1,202	1.0%	1.3×	72.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,196	1.0%	1.0×	67.6%
PR Preston	North West	1,161	0.9%	1.0×	73.0%
ME Rochester	South East	1,152	0.9%	0.9×	74.6%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	1,136	0.9%	2.1×	68.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,121	0.9%	1.0×	68.5%
SN Swindon	South West	1,115	0.9%	1.0×	66.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,095	0.9%	0.8×	67.9%
WA Warrington	North West	1,084	0.9%	0.9×	71.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,067	0.9%	1.0×	77.9%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,061	0.9%	0.7×	70.3%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,022	0.8%	0.8×	68.9%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,009	0.8%	0.9×	67.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,008	0.8%	0.8×	72.1%
L Liverpool	North West	984	0.8%	0.7×	68.8%
CO Colchester	East of England	977	0.8%	1.0×	70.7%
BB Blackburn	North West	965	0.8%	0.9×	71.1%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	964	0.8%	1.4×	61.2%
TA Taunton	South West	952	0.8%	1.2×	71.2%
LL Llandudno	Wales	940	0.8%	0.8×	64.9%
DA Dartford	South East	911	0.7%	1.0×	73.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	896	0.7%	1.0×	70.6%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	888	0.7%	0.9×	60.9%
OL Oldham	North West	878	0.7%	1.0×	68.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	843	0.7%	0.9×	69.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	840	0.7%	1.0×	73.1%
TW Twickenham	London	817	0.7%	0.9×	77.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	803	0.6%	0.7×	71.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	793	0.6%	1.1×	72.4%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	791	0.6%	0.9×	73.3%
BL Bolton	North West	784	0.6%	0.8×	70.9%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	763	0.6%	1.2×	64.1%
CR Croydon	London	761	0.6%	0.9×	73.9%
DH Durham	North East	761	0.6%	1.2×	71.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	746	0.6%	1.5×	59.8%
SE London SE	London	738	0.6%	0.8×	71.8%
DL Darlington	North East	737	0.6%	1.0×	65.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	707	0.6%	1.2×	63.1%
DT Dorchester	South West	698	0.6%	1.4×	72.5%
WD Watford	East of England	696	0.6%	1.4×	80.3%
CW Crewe	North West	692	0.6%	0.9×	71.4%
RM Romford	London	681	0.5%	0.7×	77.2%
FY Blackpool	North West	677	0.5%	1.3×	67.8%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	675	0.5%	1.0×	67.6%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	667	0.5%	0.7×	70.3%
TR Truro	South West	652	0.5%	0.9×	69.6%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	642	0.5%	0.7×	65.6%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	642	0.5%	0.8×	72.0%
LU Luton	East of England	638	0.5%	0.8×	69.3%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	613	0.5%	1.0×	68.5%
BR Bromley	London	595	0.5%	1.3×	83.0%
PA Paisley	Scotland	563	0.5%	1.0×	61.3%
CA Carlisle	North West	562	0.5%	0.8×	67.6%
SL Slough	South East	555	0.4%	0.6×	72.6%
AL St Albans	East of England	551	0.4%	1.0×	73.5%
PH Perth	Scotland	509	0.4%	1.4×	65.2%
N London N	London	485	0.4%	0.6×	72.6%
E London E	London	480	0.4%	0.5×	67.3%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	475	0.4%	0.9×	62.9%
LA Lancaster	North West	453	0.4%	0.7×	66.9%
TF Telford	West Midlands	444	0.4%	0.9×	68.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	441	0.4%	0.8×	68.9%
UB Southall	London	438	0.4%	0.6×	72.1%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	430	0.3%	0.9×	69.3%
IG Ilford	London	426	0.3%	0.8×	80.3%
WN Wigan	North West	412	0.3%	0.7×	62.9%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	401	0.3%	1.2×	69.1%
HA Harrow	London	384	0.3%	0.5×	75.0%
EN Enfield	London	373	0.3%	0.5×	71.6%
SR Sunderland	North East	362	0.3%	0.9×	61.9%
NW London NW	London	332	0.3%	0.4×	70.8%
SW London SW	London	318	0.3%	0.6×	69.8%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	313	0.3%	1.0×	65.5%
SM Sutton	London	278	0.2%	1.0×	77.3%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	270	0.2%	0.9×	72.6%
W London W	London	150	0.1%	0.5×	68.7%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	112	<0.1%	2.4×	71.4%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	100	<0.1%	0.4×	60.0%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	84	<0.1%	0.8×	78.6%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	58	<0.1%	0.6×	72.4%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	37	<0.1%	0.7×	64.9%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	11,422	9.2%	1.2×	64.4%
North East	5,640	4.5%	1.1×	69.2%
North West	13,905	11.2%	1.0×	69.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	10,914	8.8%	1.0×	68.6%
Wales	6,130	4.9%	1.0×	66.7%
West Midlands	11,635	9.4%	1.0×	71.2%
East Midlands	8,198	6.6%	1.0×	68.3%
East of England	11,767	9.5%	0.9×	71.6%
London	8,323	6.7%	0.7×	74.9%
South East	19,810	15.9%	1.0×	71.0%
South West	16,479	13.3%	1.3×	67.3%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Mazda 2Cars the same age

Suspension13.1%10.8%
Lights and electrics11.4%12.2%
Tyres6.1%6.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.8%4.6%
Brakes4.6%6.9%
Steering3.6%2.3%
Emissions and leaks2.2%3.4%
Body and structure1.8%3.7%
Seat belts and airbags1.2%1.0%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Mazda 2 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	5.4%	2.1%	2.6×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.0%	2.9%	1.4×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.9%	3.0%	1.3×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.2%	1.9%	1.7×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	2.8%	1.3%	2.2×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	2.4%	1.4%	1.7×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	2.4%	0.8×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	1.8%	1.0%	1.8×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.6%	1.6%	1.0×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	1.5%	0.6%	2.5×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	16.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	11.4%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	10.1%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	6.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	5.7%
Coil spring: corroded	4.5%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	3.9%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	3.8%
Headlamp: has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output	3.4%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	120,451	69.5%
Diesel	2,602	54.8%
Hybrid	1,170	94.9%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model