Mazda3 MOT results

In 2025, 68.6% of Mazda 3 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 69.8% for cars of the same age. 9.2% had at least one dangerous defect (7.9% for cars the same age). The typical Mazda 3 tested was 10 years old with 73,300 miles. Based on 102,845 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Mazda 3 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 68.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 69.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.3%passed after repair
Failed: 26.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.2%same age 7.9%
Typical mileage: 73,300at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mazda 3All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	119	92.4%	91.7%
2022	2,427	91.9%	88.5%
2021	3,864	89.2%	87.2%
2020	4,129	87.3%	85.9%
2019	4,279	87.4%	83.5%
2018	6,810	82.8%	80.8%
2017	8,003	74.0%	78.1%
2016	10,285	72.9%	74.8%
2015	11,455	70.0%	71.8%
2014	8,060	70.3%	68.5%
2013	4,953	68.3%	65.6%
2012	4,633	63.0%	63.2%
2011	5,028	56.4%	61.0%
2010	7,496	57.7%	59.1%
2009	6,562	56.3%	58.1%
2008	5,249	50.6%	57.0%
2007	4,132	51.8%	57.2%
2006	2,885	51.0%	56.8%
2005	1,922	48.1%	57.5%
2004	542	52.4%	57.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Mazda 3All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	7,238	89.4%	87.4%	28,000
5-9 years	35,676	77.5%	79.1%	54,500
10-14 years	33,409	65.4%	65.7%	84,700
15-19 years	24,015	53.6%	57.6%	102,700
20-29 years	1,611	49.9%	59.6%	99,600

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mazda 3 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	3,059	3.0%	1.0×	71.5%
BS Bristol	South West	2,369	2.3%	1.3×	60.6%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,041	2.0%	0.9×	70.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	1,971	1.9%	1.2×	66.0%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,971	1.9%	1.0×	71.8%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,931	1.9%	1.3×	73.5%
RG Reading	South East	1,927	1.9%	1.2×	69.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,905	1.9%	1.3×	66.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,894	1.8%	1.0×	67.8%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,872	1.8%	1.0×	69.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	1,834	1.8%	1.7×	65.7%
SO Southampton	South East	1,787	1.7%	1.4×	66.9%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,772	1.7%	1.0×	72.7%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,646	1.6%	1.3×	64.8%
M Manchester	North West	1,588	1.5%	1.0×	65.9%
OX Oxford	South East	1,517	1.5%	1.3×	68.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,502	1.5%	0.9×	68.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,490	1.4%	1.1×	67.2%
SK Stockport	North West	1,489	1.4%	1.4×	71.2%
GU Guildford	South East	1,410	1.4%	1.0×	63.4%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,328	1.3%	1.0×	65.4%
RH Redhill	South East	1,294	1.3%	1.2×	69.4%
CH Chester	North West	1,256	1.2%	1.1×	70.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,244	1.2%	0.9×	69.1%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,234	1.2%	1.0×	68.5%
BN Brighton	South East	1,207	1.2%	1.0×	60.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,199	1.2%	0.9×	71.1%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,180	1.1%	0.8×	68.4%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,136	1.1%	1.0×	62.0%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,124	1.1%	0.8×	69.6%
ME Rochester	South East	1,113	1.1%	1.0×	69.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,106	1.1%	1.3×	77.5%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,042	1.0%	1.0×	70.9%
SN Swindon	South West	1,014	1.0%	1.1×	62.9%
PR Preston	North West	1,006	1.0%	1.1×	69.4%
SA Swansea	Wales	994	1.0%	0.8×	68.7%
WA Warrington	North West	983	1.0%	0.9×	70.6%
TW Twickenham	London	975	0.9%	1.3×	75.0%
BA Bath	South West	973	0.9%	1.1×	61.4%
SG Stevenage	East of England	969	0.9%	1.3×	71.8%
L Liverpool	North West	945	0.9%	0.8×	71.1%
SE London SE	London	939	0.9%	1.2×	66.7%
PL Plymouth	South West	932	0.9%	0.9×	64.2%
EX Exeter	South West	922	0.9%	0.8×	63.4%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	901	0.9%	0.9×	72.8%
CB Cambridge	East of England	884	0.9%	1.2×	70.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	878	0.9%	0.8×	67.8%
NP Newport	Wales	869	0.8%	1.0×	65.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	842	0.8%	0.7×	69.7%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	841	0.8%	1.9×	66.5%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	828	0.8%	0.9×	66.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	828	0.8%	0.9×	67.3%
TS Teesside	North East	821	0.8%	0.9×	66.9%
CR Croydon	London	801	0.8%	1.2×	72.0%
DA Dartford	South East	780	0.8%	1.0×	72.1%
TA Taunton	South West	775	0.8%	1.2×	66.6%
WD Watford	East of England	764	0.7%	1.9×	79.1%
LU Luton	East of England	752	0.7%	1.1×	68.6%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	727	0.7%	0.9×	58.6%
CO Colchester	East of England	705	0.7%	0.9×	72.1%
UB Southall	London	704	0.7%	1.1×	69.9%
SL Slough	South East	685	0.7%	0.9×	72.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	679	0.7%	1.2×	64.4%
LL Llandudno	Wales	678	0.7%	0.7×	68.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	672	0.7%	0.7×	65.5%
RM Romford	London	669	0.7%	0.8×	73.1%
BB Blackburn	North West	667	0.6%	0.7×	72.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	663	0.6%	1.1×	71.6%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	661	0.6%	1.0×	73.2%
E London E	London	648	0.6%	0.8×	68.7%
OL Oldham	North West	642	0.6%	0.9×	67.3%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	637	0.6%	0.9×	73.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	629	0.6%	0.8×	66.6%
TQ Torquay	South West	626	0.6%	1.2×	62.8%
BL Bolton	North West	622	0.6%	0.8×	69.8%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	621	0.6%	1.1×	68.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	616	0.6%	1.3×	64.0%
N London N	London	615	0.6%	0.9×	66.2%
CW Crewe	North West	599	0.6%	1.0×	76.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	598	0.6%	0.7×	73.7%
PA Paisley	Scotland	571	0.6%	1.2×	67.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	563	0.5%	1.1×	72.5%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	555	0.5%	0.8×	69.7%
BR Bromley	London	544	0.5%	1.5×	81.8%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	529	0.5%	0.7×	66.0%
DD Dundee	Scotland	527	0.5%	1.3×	62.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	526	0.5%	0.9×	67.1%
DL Darlington	North East	514	0.5%	0.9×	64.4%
NW London NW	London	507	0.5%	0.7×	70.6%
HA Harrow	London	501	0.5%	0.8×	69.7%
DT Dorchester	South West	485	0.5%	1.2×	70.7%
IG Ilford	London	469	0.5%	1.0×	74.8%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	461	0.4%	0.7×	68.5%
DH Durham	North East	459	0.4%	0.9×	70.2%
AL St Albans	East of England	454	0.4%	1.0×	73.3%
IV Inverness	Scotland	432	0.4%	1.0×	65.3%
TR Truro	South West	426	0.4%	0.7×	69.7%
EN Enfield	London	407	0.4%	0.7×	71.3%
FY Blackpool	North West	407	0.4%	0.9×	66.3%
WN Wigan	North West	385	0.4%	0.8×	65.2%
CA Carlisle	North West	371	0.4%	0.6×	65.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	366	0.4%	0.7×	72.1%
SW London SW	London	353	0.3%	0.8×	69.1%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	349	0.3%	0.8×	65.9%
PH Perth	Scotland	339	0.3%	1.1×	66.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	337	0.3%	0.9×	70.9%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	311	0.3%	0.8×	68.5%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	299	0.3%	1.0×	66.6%
SM Sutton	London	263	0.3%	1.1×	76.0%
SR Sunderland	North East	239	0.2%	0.7×	61.9%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	218	0.2%	0.9×	72.5%
W London W	London	204	0.2%	0.8×	68.1%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	178	0.2%	0.7×	74.2%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	84	<0.1%	0.4×	64.3%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	58	<0.1%	0.7×	77.6%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	54	<0.1%	0.6×	55.6%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	48	<0.1%	1.3×	56.2%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	33	<0.1%	0.7×	69.7%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	9,318	9.1%	1.2×	65.7%
North East	3,805	3.7%	0.9×	69.4%
North West	11,326	11.0%	1.0×	69.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	8,099	7.9%	0.9×	67.7%
Wales	4,097	4.0%	0.8×	67.9%
West Midlands	9,493	9.2%	0.9×	71.5%
East Midlands	6,962	6.8%	1.0×	68.2%
East of England	10,297	10.0%	1.0×	71.4%
London	9,705	9.4%	1.0×	72.1%
South East	17,441	17.0%	1.1×	68.0%
South West	12,300	12.0%	1.1×	64.0%

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 3Cars the same age

Suspension14.6%10.4%
Lights and electrics10.8%11.9%
Brakes7.1%6.8%
Tyres6.4%6.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.2%4.6%
Emissions and leaks3.5%3.4%
Body and structure2.1%3.7%
Steering0.9%2.2%
Seat belts and airbags0.7%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 3 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.7%	2.8%	1.7×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	4.5%	2.0%	2.3×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.1%	2.8%	1.5×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	3.1%	1.9%	1.6×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.4%	1.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.4%	2.4%	1.0×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.9%	1.9%	1.0×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.6%	0.8%	2.0×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.6%	2.1%	0.8×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.5%	1.5%	1.0×	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	17.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	11.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	10.5%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	9.6%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	6.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	6.3%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	5.3%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	4.2%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	4.1%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	89,392	69.1%
Diesel	13,404	65.0%
Hybrid	43	86.0%

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

MOT results for every model